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Oxley Vale flood & bushfire risk

Of Oxley Vale’s 1,893 mapped properties, 1.5% are in a mapped flood area and 10.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Oxley Vale’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

1.5%
In a flood area
10.4%
In a bushfire area
1,893
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Oxley Vale

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

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Crime near Oxley Vale

Oxley Vale sits in the Tamworth council area, which recorded 9,062 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 9,062 total. Figures are for the whole Tamworth council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Oxley Vale

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

Houses
$637,000+19.07%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$433,000+8.13%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Oxley Vale is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential96% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Open space2% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

Other1.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

School catchments in Oxley Vale

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

Who lives in Oxley Vale

At the 2021 Census, 10.3% of Oxley Vale’s 3,935 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.9%
English36.8%
Australian Aboriginal16.8%
Irish10.1%
Scottish7.7%
German3.6%

Top countries of birth

Philippines1.5%
Vietnam1.3%
India1.1%
China1%
England0.9%
Nepal0.5%

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

Development near Oxley Vale

Tamworth council approved 412 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

412
Dwellings/yr
286
Houses
126
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tamworth council area (not just Oxley Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Oxley Vale 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.