Wallsend bushfire risk
Of Wallsend’s 7,774 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 11.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wallsend’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Wallsend address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Wallsend
Flood and bushfire areas across Wallsend. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wallsend
Wallsend sits in the Newcastle council area, which recorded 22,107 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 22,107 total. Figures are for the whole Newcastle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wallsend
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 Wallsend 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 Wallsend
Wallsend is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Wallsend
Wallsend can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wallsend
At the 2021 Census, 15% of Wallsend’s 13,244 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 Wallsend
Newcastle council approved 854 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just Wallsend). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Newcastle
Compare Wallsend with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.