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East Seaham flood & bushfire risk

Of East Seaham’s 231 mapped properties, 21.2% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, East Seaham’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

21.2%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
231
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in East Seaham

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

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Crime near East Seaham

East Seaham sits in the Port Stephens council area, which recorded 5,692 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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 East Seaham

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

Houses
$820,000+13.1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$525,000-3.49%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so East Seaham 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 East Seaham

East Seaham is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other57.1% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural40.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Open space1.3% of properties

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

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchments in East Seaham

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

Who lives in East Seaham

At the 2021 Census, 5.7% of East Seaham’s 353 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.6%
Australian42.2%
Australian Aboriginal9.1%
Scottish7.4%
Irish5.1%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England1.7%
United States0.8%

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

Development near East Seaham

Port Stephens council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

622
Dwellings/yr
442
Houses
180
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just East Seaham). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific East Seaham address:

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.