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Parkville bushfire risk

Of Parkville’s 216 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 63% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Parkville’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
63%
In a bushfire area
216
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Parkville

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

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Crime near Parkville

Parkville sits in the Upper Hunter council area, which recorded 950 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 950 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Hunter council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Parkville

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

Houses
$650,000-0.54%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Parkville is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other50.5% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Other38.4% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Special purpose9.3% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Parkville

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

Who lives in Parkville

At the 2021 Census, 2.5% of Parkville’s 275 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.3%
Australian46.9%
Scottish16.7%
Irish15.3%
Australian Aboriginal2.2%
German2.2%

Top countries of birth

England1.1%
New Zealand1.1%

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

Development near Parkville

Upper Hunter council approved 50 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

50
Dwellings/yr
40
Houses
10
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Upper Hunter council area (not just Parkville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Parkville 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.