Warabrook flood & bushfire report
Of Warabrook’s 1,163 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Warabrook’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Warabrook
Warabrook 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 Warabrook
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 Warabrook 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 Warabrook
Warabrook is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Warabrook
Warabrook can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Warabrook
At the 2021 Census, 21% of Warabrook’s 1,982 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 Warabrook
Newcastle council approved 780 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just Warabrook). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 7 Olearia Crescent, Warabrook NSW 2304
- 7 Elata Way, Warabrook NSW 2304
- 14 Melliodora Close, Warabrook NSW 2304
- 12 Viminaria Place, Warabrook NSW 2304
- 29/31 Warabrook Boulevard, Warabrook NSW 2304
- 2 Conica Close, Warabrook NSW 2304
- 492 Maitland Road, Warabrook NSW 2304
- 27 Eucalyptus Court, Warabrook NSW 2304
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.