Camden Head bushfire risk

Of Camden Head’s 119 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 52.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Camden 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 Camden Head address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
52.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
119
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Camden Head

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

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Crime near Camden Head

Camden Head sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 6,592 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

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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 Camden Head

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

Houses
$903,000+11.42%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$587,000+16.12%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Camden 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 Camden Head

Camden Head is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential96.6% of properties

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

Zone: General Residential

Environmental1.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

Open space0.8% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Camden Head

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

Who lives in Camden Head

At the 2021 Census, 20.1% of Camden Head’s 149 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.3%
Australian38.3%
Irish20.1%
Scottish18.1%
German6.7%
Italian4%

Top countries of birth

England6.7%
New Zealand4%
Germany2%

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

Development near Camden Head

Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 501 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

501
Dwellings/yr
350
Houses
151
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Camden Head). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.