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Murrays Run bushfire risk

Of Murrays Run’s 147 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Murrays Run’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
100%
In a bushfire area
147
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Murrays Run

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

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Crime near Murrays Run

Murrays Run sits in the Cessnock council area, which recorded 6,409 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 6,409 total. Figures are for the whole Cessnock council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Murrays Run

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

Houses
$745,000+12.54%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Murrays Run is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural98% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Special purpose1.4% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Open space0.7% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Private Recreation

School catchments in Murrays Run

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

Who lives in Murrays Run

At the 2021 Census, 22.1% of Murrays Run’s 140 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English54.3%
Australian37.9%
Irish17.1%
Scottish8.6%
Italian4.3%
Australian Aboriginal2.9%

Top countries of birth

England13.6%
New Zealand2.1%
United States2.1%

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

Development near Murrays Run

Cessnock council approved 793 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

793
Dwellings/yr
594
Houses
199
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cessnock council area (not just Murrays Run). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Murrays Run 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.