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Avoca Beach bushfire risk

Of Avoca Beach’s 3,214 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 47% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Avoca Beach’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
47%
In a bushfire area
3,214
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Avoca Beach

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

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Crime near Avoca Beach

Avoca Beach sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 28,960 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 28,960 total. Figures are for the whole Central Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Avoca Beach

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

Houses
$1,380,000+8.02%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$890,000+12.66%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Avoca Beach 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 Avoca Beach

Avoca Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential73.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential11.4% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Centre / commercial8.7% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Avoca Beach

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

Who lives in Avoca Beach

At the 2021 Census, 19.5% of Avoca Beach’s 4,708 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.6%
Australian37.4%
Irish16.1%
Scottish13%
Italian3%
German3%

Top countries of birth

England8.2%
New Zealand1.6%
South Africa1.3%
Ireland0.9%
United States0.9%
Canada0.7%

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

Development near Avoca Beach

Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,217 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,217
Dwellings/yr
760
Houses
457
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Avoca Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Avoca Beach 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.