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Mount Thorley bushfire risk

Of Mount Thorley’s 126 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 54% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Thorley’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
54%
In a bushfire area
126
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Thorley

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

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Crime near Mount Thorley

Mount Thorley 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 Mount Thorley

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 Mount Thorley 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 Thorley

Mount Thorley is mostly industrial. The most common zones:

Industrial65.9% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Heavy Industrial

Other31% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose3.2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Mount Thorley

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

Who lives in Mount Thorley

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Mount Thorley’s 86 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian53.5%
English52.3%
Scottish5.8%
Australian Aboriginal4.7%
Filipino4.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.7%

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

Development near Mount Thorley

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 Mount Thorley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Thorley 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.