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Hillgrove bushfire risk

Of Hillgrove’s 299 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 47.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Hillgrove’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
47.2%
In a bushfire area
299
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Hillgrove

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

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Crime near Hillgrove

Hillgrove sits in the Walcha council area, which recorded 173 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 173 total. Figures are for the whole Walcha council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Hillgrove

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

Houses
$620,000+15.35%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$448,000+4.92%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Hillgrove is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other56.9% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other42.8% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose0.3% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Hillgrove

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

Who lives in Hillgrove

At the 2021 Census, 9.8% of Hillgrove’s 174 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.8%
Australian38.5%
Irish13.8%
Scottish13.8%
Italian2.3%
Australian Aboriginal1.7%

Top countries of birth

England2.3%

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

Development near Hillgrove

Walcha council approved 4 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

4
Dwellings/yr
4
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Walcha council area (not just Hillgrove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Hillgrove 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.