Elizabeth Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Elizabeth Beach’s 269 mapped properties, 19% are in a mapped flood area and 75.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

19%
Of properties in a flood area
75.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
269
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Elizabeth Beach

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

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Crime near Elizabeth Beach

Elizabeth Beach sits in the Mid-Coast council area, which recorded 8,378 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 8,378 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Elizabeth Beach

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

Houses
$876,000+3.7%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$655,000+9.17%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Elizabeth Beach 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 Elizabeth Beach

Elizabeth Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential97% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural1.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Open space0.7% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Elizabeth Beach

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

Who lives in Elizabeth Beach

At the 2021 Census, 17% of Elizabeth Beach’s 259 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.9%
Australian37.5%
Irish13.9%
Scottish12.4%
Italian3.5%
New Zealander3.5%

Top countries of birth

England5.8%
New Zealand2.3%
South Africa1.2%

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

Development near Elizabeth Beach

Mid-Coast council approved 504 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

504
Dwellings/yr
440
Houses
64
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just Elizabeth Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.