Kurri Kurri bushfire risk
Of Kurri Kurri’s 3,691 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 14% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kurri Kurri’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Kurri Kurri
Flood and bushfire areas across Kurri Kurri. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kurri Kurri
Kurri Kurri sits in the Cessnock council area, which recorded 6,409 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,409 total. Figures are for the whole Cessnock council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Kurri Kurri
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Kurri Kurri 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 Kurri Kurri
Kurri Kurri is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Kurri Kurri
Kurri Kurri can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kurri Kurri
At the 2021 Census, 5.4% of Kurri Kurri’s 6,174 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Kurri Kurri
Cessnock council approved 793 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cessnock council area (not just Kurri Kurri). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 183 Main Road, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
- 3/18 Florence Street, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
- 25 Merthyr Street, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
- 39 Allworth Street, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
- 1/7A Hughes Close, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
- 17 Boundary Street, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
- 22 Blair Crescent, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
- 38 Greta Street, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
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.