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Blue Bay flood & bushfire report

Of Blue Bay’s 935 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Blue Bay’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
935
Mapped properties

Crime near Blue Bay

Blue Bay 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 Blue Bay

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

Houses
$1,080,000+2.86%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$740,000+9.63%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Blue Bay 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 Blue Bay

Blue Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential83.3% of properties

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

Zone: General Residential

Residential16.6% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space0.1% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Blue Bay

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

Who lives in Blue Bay

At the 2021 Census, 12.4% of Blue Bay’s 1,060 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.2%
Australian42.4%
Irish12%
Scottish11.7%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%
German2.8%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%
New Zealand0.9%
Scotland0.9%
Italy0.7%
Germany0.6%
Netherlands0.6%

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

Development near Blue Bay

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 Blue Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Blue Bay 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.