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%.
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Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Oakwood
Flood and bushfire areas across Oakwood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Oakwood
Oakwood sits in the Inverell council area, which recorded 2,004 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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.
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:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
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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
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 31 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Inverell council area (not just Oakwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Inverell
Compare Oakwood with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.