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Mcdougalls Hill bushfire risk

Of Mcdougalls Hill’s 374 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 36.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mcdougalls Hill’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
36.4%
In a bushfire area
374
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mcdougalls Hill

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

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Crime near Mcdougalls Hill

Mcdougalls Hill sits in the Singleton council area, which recorded 1,655 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 1,655 total. Figures are for the whole Singleton council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mcdougalls Hill

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

Houses
$793,000+8.64%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$495,000-1.98%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Mcdougalls Hill is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial69.3% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Business Development

Other19.3% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental10.4% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

School catchments in Mcdougalls Hill

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

Who lives in Mcdougalls Hill

At the 2021 Census, 9.2% of Mcdougalls Hill’s 131 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45%
English43.5%
Scottish12.2%
Irish8.4%
German6.1%
Australian Aboriginal5.3%

Top countries of birth

South Africa4.6%
Germany2.3%

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

Development near Mcdougalls Hill

Singleton council approved 110 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

110
Dwellings/yr
92
Houses
18
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Singleton council area (not just Mcdougalls Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mcdougalls Hill 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.