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Sawyers Gully bushfire risk

Of Sawyers Gully’s 252 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Sawyers Gully’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
100%
In a bushfire area
252
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Sawyers Gully

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

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Crime near Sawyers Gully

Sawyers Gully sits in the Cessnock council area, which recorded 6,409 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 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 Sawyers Gully

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

Houses
$675,000+8.87%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Sawyers Gully is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural99.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Rural residential0.4% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Sawyers Gully

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

Who lives in Sawyers Gully

At the 2021 Census, 2.8% of Sawyers Gully’s 542 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.6%
English44.3%
Scottish8.7%
Australian Aboriginal8.1%
Irish7.6%
German5.5%

Top countries of birth

Thailand0.9%
England0.7%
Italy0.6%

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

Development near Sawyers Gully

Cessnock council approved 793 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

793
Dwellings/yr
594
Houses
199
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cessnock council area (not just Sawyers Gully). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sawyers Gully 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.