Maxwell bushfire risk

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

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
70
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Maxwell

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

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Crime near Maxwell

Maxwell sits in the Wagga Wagga council area, which recorded 7,985 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 7,985 total. Figures are for the whole Wagga Wagga council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Maxwell

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

Houses
$700,000+9.38%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$428,000+11.5%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Maxwell is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other78.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural15.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Special purpose5.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Maxwell

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

Who lives in Maxwell

At the 2021 Census, 3.3% of Maxwell’s 90 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.4%
Australian28.9%
Irish14.4%
Scottish13.3%
German7.8%
Australian Aboriginal6.7%

Top countries of birth

England6.7%

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

Development near Maxwell

Wagga Wagga council approved 487 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

487
Dwellings/yr
332
Houses
155
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wagga Wagga council area (not just Maxwell). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.