Metz bushfire risk

Of Metz’s 159 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 96.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Metz’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
96.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
159
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Metz

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

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Crime near Metz

Metz sits in the Armidale council area, which recorded 3,517 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 3,517 total. Figures are for the whole Armidale council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Metz

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

Houses
$700,000+27.27%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$385,000+28.76%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Metz is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other100% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Metz

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

Who lives in Metz

At the 2021 Census, 2.6% of Metz’s 117 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English51.3%
Australian40.2%
Irish17.9%
Scottish13.7%
Australian Aboriginal3.4%
Indian3.4%

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

Development near Metz

Armidale council approved 106 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

106
Dwellings/yr
65
Houses
41
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Armidale council area (not just Metz). 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.