Black Head bushfire risk
Of Black Head’s 769 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 25% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Black Head’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Black Head address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Black Head
Flood and bushfire areas across Black Head. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Black Head
Black Head sits in the Mid-Coast council area, which recorded 8,378 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,378 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Black Head
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 Black Head 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 Black Head
Black Head is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Black Head
Black Head can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Black Head
At the 2021 Census, 16% of Black Head’s 972 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 Black Head
Mid-Coast council approved 504 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just Black Head). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mid-Coast
Compare Black Head 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.