Beechwood flood & bushfire risk
Of Beechwood’s 487 mapped properties, 3.3% are in a mapped flood area and 40.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Beechwood’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 Beechwood
Flood and bushfire areas across Beechwood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Beechwood
Beechwood sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 6,592 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,592 total. Figures are for the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Beechwood
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 Beechwood 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 Beechwood
Beechwood is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Beechwood
Beechwood can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Beechwood
At the 2021 Census, 7% of Beechwood’s 914 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 Beechwood
Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 528 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Beechwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.