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Brandy Hill flood & bushfire risk

Of Brandy Hill’s 246 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Brandy Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

2.8%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
246
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Brandy Hill

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

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Crime near Brandy Hill

Brandy Hill sits in the Port Stephens council area, which recorded 5,692 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 5,692 total. Figures are for the whole Port Stephens council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Brandy Hill

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

Houses
$820,000+13.1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$525,000-3.49%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Brandy Hill 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 Brandy Hill

Brandy Hill is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential95.1% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Other4.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural0.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Brandy Hill

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

Who lives in Brandy Hill

At the 2021 Census, 10.4% of Brandy Hill’s 713 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.3%
English42.9%
Scottish11.5%
Irish9%
German5.5%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%
New Zealand1.3%
South Africa1.3%
Croatia0.6%
Germany0.6%

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

Development near Brandy Hill

Port Stephens council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

622
Dwellings/yr
442
Houses
180
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Brandy Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Brandy Hill 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.