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Oakwood bushfire risk

Of Oakwood’s 97 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 38.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Oakwood’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
38.1%
In a bushfire area
97
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Oakwood

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

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Crime near Oakwood

Oakwood sits in the Inverell council area, which recorded 2,004 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 2,004 total. Figures are for the whole Inverell council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Oakwood

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

Houses
$489,000+23.8%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Oakwood is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other86.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other13.4% of properties

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

Zone: Village

School catchments in Oakwood

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

Who lives in Oakwood

At the 2021 Census, 1.1% of Oakwood’s 178 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.7%
Australian40.4%
Scottish16.3%
Australian Aboriginal11.2%
Irish10.7%
German5.1%

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

Development near Oakwood

Inverell council approved 29 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

29
Dwellings/yr
21
Houses
8
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Inverell council area (not just Oakwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Oakwood 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.