Caves Beach property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Caves Beach, NSW (2,151 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Caves Beach
Caves Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in Caves Beach
Caves Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Caves Beach
Caves Beach sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 12,690 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,690 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Caves Beach
At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Caves Beach’s 4,016 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 Caves Beach
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,166 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Caves Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100 Caves Beach Road, Caves Beach NSW 2281
- 100 Macquarie Grove, Caves Beach NSW 2281
- 100 Silky Oak Drive, Caves Beach NSW 2281
- 101/1 Mawson Close, Caves Beach NSW 2281
- 101/55C Caves Beach Road, Caves Beach NSW 2281
- 101/55D Caves Beach Road, Caves Beach NSW 2281
- 10/159-163 Macquarie Grove, Caves Beach NSW 2281
- 101/80 Caves Beach Road, Caves Beach NSW 2281
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.