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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
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
Top countries of birth
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.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cessnock council area (not just Sawyers Gully). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 295 Frame Drive, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
- 255 Pitt Lane, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
- 123 James Lane, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
- 300 Bathurst Street, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
- 296 Bishops Bridge Road, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
- 1261 Old Maitland Road, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
- 55 Shiralee Access, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
- 135 Metcalfe Lane, Sawyers Gully NSW 2326
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.