Duns Creek flood & bushfire risk
Of Duns Creek’s 297 mapped properties, 3% are in a mapped flood area and 99.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Duns Creek’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 Duns Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Duns Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Duns Creek
Duns Creek sits in the Port Stephens council area, which recorded 5,692 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Duns Creek
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 Duns Creek 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 Duns Creek
Duns Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in Duns Creek
Duns Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Duns Creek
At the 2021 Census, 8.4% of Duns Creek’s 582 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 Duns Creek
Port Stephens council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Duns Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1356A Paterson Road, Duns Creek NSW 2321
- 533 Butterwick Road, Duns Creek NSW 2321
- 14 Wallaby Close, Duns Creek NSW 2321
- 13 Reynolds Close, Duns Creek NSW 2321
- 15 Frances Dun Close, Duns Creek NSW 2321
- 11 Uffington Road, Duns Creek NSW 2321
- 8 Woodville Street, Duns Creek NSW 2321
- 7 Forest Road, Duns Creek NSW 2321
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.