Mount Hutton flood & bushfire risk
Of Mount Hutton’s 2,395 mapped properties, 10.6% are in a mapped flood area and 21% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Hutton’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Mount Hutton
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Hutton. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Hutton
Mount Hutton sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,313 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Mount Hutton
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 Mount Hutton 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 Mount Hutton
Mount Hutton is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Mount Hutton
Mount Hutton can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Hutton
At the 2021 Census, 11.4% of Mount Hutton’s 3,712 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 Mount Hutton
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Mount Hutton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 4 Mallard Close, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
- 10 Fulmar Close, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
- 4 Sylvia Place, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
- 10 Thurles Drive, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
- 4/3 Florabelle Close, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
- 19A Katie Place, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
- 195 Bayview Street, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
- 5 Nenagh Close, Mount Hutton NSW 2290
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.