Cams Wharf flood & bushfire risk
Of Cams Wharf’s 237 mapped properties, 3% are in a mapped flood area and 51.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Cams Wharf’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Cams Wharf
Flood and bushfire areas across Cams Wharf. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Cams Wharf
Cams Wharf sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,313 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Cams Wharf
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 Cams Wharf 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 Cams Wharf
Cams Wharf is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Cams Wharf
Cams Wharf can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Cams Wharf
At the 2021 Census, 19.2% of Cams Wharf’s 182 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 Cams Wharf
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Cams Wharf). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 13 Cams Wharf Road, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
- 12 Wild Duck Drive, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
- 9 Little Corella Cove, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
- 27 Point Street, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
- 2 Lorikeet Loop, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
- 15A Crangan Bay Drive, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
- 73 Kingfisher Circuit, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
- 505 Currawong Circuit, Cams Wharf NSW 2281
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.