Boat Harbour flood & bushfire risk
Of Boat Harbour’s 821 mapped properties, 5.7% are in a mapped flood area and 63.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Boat Harbour’s flood exposure is in line with the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Boat Harbour address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Boat Harbour
Flood and bushfire areas across Boat Harbour. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Boat Harbour
Boat Harbour 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 Boat Harbour
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 Boat Harbour 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 Boat Harbour
Boat Harbour is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
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: Primary Production
School catchments in Boat Harbour
Boat Harbour can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Boat Harbour
At the 2021 Census, 11.4% of Boat Harbour’s 993 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 Boat Harbour
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 Boat Harbour). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 115 Cameron Road, Boat Harbour NSW 2480
- 35 Behan Access, Boat Harbour NSW 2480
- 3 Emerald Close, Boat Harbour NSW 2316
- 41A Mckinnon Road, Boat Harbour NSW 2480
- 4 Windsong Way, Boat Harbour NSW 2316
- 5 Hawkes Way, Boat Harbour NSW 2316
- 6 Achard Close, Boat Harbour NSW 2316
- 7 Nelson Street, Boat Harbour NSW 2316
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mid-Coast
Compare Boat Harbour 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.