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Glenbawn bushfire risk

Of Glenbawn’s 70 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Glenbawn’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
70
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Glenbawn

Flood and bushfire areas across Glenbawn. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Glenbawn

Glenbawn sits in the Upper Hunter council area, which recorded 950 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 950 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Hunter council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Glenbawn

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$650,000-0.54%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Glenbawn shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Glenbawn

Glenbawn is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other61.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Rural residential22.9% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Other8.6% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Glenbawn

Glenbawn can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Glenbawn

At the 2021 Census, 13.5% of Glenbawn’s 89 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English50.6%
Australian42.7%
Irish14.6%
Scottish12.4%
Australian Aboriginal11.2%
German6.7%

Top countries of birth

England7.9%
New Zealand4.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Glenbawn

Upper Hunter council approved 50 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

50
Dwellings/yr
40
Houses
10
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Upper Hunter council area (not just Glenbawn). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Glenbawn address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.