Crescent Head bushfire risk
Of Crescent Head’s 1,442 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 58.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Crescent Head’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 Crescent Head
Flood and bushfire areas across Crescent Head. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Crescent Head
Crescent Head sits in the Kempsey council area, which recorded 4,835 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,835 total. Figures are for the whole Kempsey council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Crescent Head
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 Crescent 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 Crescent Head
Crescent Head is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Crescent Head
Crescent Head can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Crescent Head
At the 2021 Census, 11.3% of Crescent Head’s 1,633 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 Crescent Head
Kempsey council approved 104 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kempsey council area (not just Crescent Head). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 6 Sunshine Lane, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- 8 Charles Parry Street, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- 6 William Bailey Place, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- 21 Kenno Place, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- 1 Rosevale Lane, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- 20 Hibbard Lane, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- 2A Baker Drive, Crescent Head NSW 2440
- 87 Ranch Road, Crescent Head NSW 2440
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.