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Picketts Valley bushfire risk

Of Picketts Valley’s 90 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 73.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Picketts Valley’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
73.3%
In a bushfire area
90
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Picketts Valley

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

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Crime near Picketts Valley

Picketts Valley sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 28,960 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 28,960 total. Figures are for the whole Central Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Picketts Valley

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

Houses
$1,380,000+8.02%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$890,000+12.66%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Picketts Valley is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other97.8% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

Environmental1.1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Special purpose1.1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Picketts Valley

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

Who lives in Picketts Valley

At the 2021 Census, 12.7% of Picketts Valley’s 221 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.7%
English43.4%
Irish16.7%
Scottish12.7%
German6.3%
Australian Aboriginal5%

Top countries of birth

England6.8%
Germany1.4%

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

Development near Picketts Valley

Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,217 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,217
Dwellings/yr
760
Houses
457
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Picketts Valley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Picketts Valley 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.