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Hartley Vale bushfire risk

Of Hartley Vale’s 90 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Hartley Vale’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
90
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Hartley Vale

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

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Crime near Hartley Vale

Hartley Vale sits in the Lithgow council area, which recorded 2,046 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 2,046 total. Figures are for the whole Lithgow council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Hartley Vale

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

Houses
$563,000+4.17%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Hartley Vale 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 Hartley Vale

Hartley Vale is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other56.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental43.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Hartley Vale

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

Who lives in Hartley Vale

At the 2021 Census, 19% of Hartley Vale’s 84 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38.1%
English27.4%
Scottish8.3%
Australian Aboriginal7.1%
German7.1%
Filipino4.8%

Top countries of birth

England9.5%
Philippines4.8%
Vietnam3.6%

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

Development near Hartley Vale

Lithgow council approved 57 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

57
Dwellings/yr
47
Houses
10
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lithgow council area (not just Hartley Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Hartley Vale 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.