Richmond Vale bushfire risk
Of Richmond Vale’s 51 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Richmond Vale’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Richmond Vale
Flood and bushfire areas across Richmond Vale. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Richmond Vale
Richmond Vale sits in the Cessnock council area, which recorded 6,409 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,409 total. Figures are for the whole Cessnock council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Richmond Vale
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 Richmond 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 Richmond Vale
Richmond Vale is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Richmond Vale
Richmond Vale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Richmond Vale
At the 2021 Census, 0% of Richmond Vale’s 95 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 Richmond Vale
Cessnock council approved 793 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cessnock council area (not just Richmond Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.