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Empire Bay property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Empire Bay, NSW (1,186 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Empire Bay

Empire Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential64.4% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Other24.2% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

Centre / commercial4.1% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

School catchments in Empire Bay

PrimaryEmpire Bay Public School
SecondaryBrisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus · Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus

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

Crime near Empire Bay

Empire Bay sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 23,975 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

01,7503,50020122014201620182020202220242026
874
Break-ins
499
Vehicle theft
3,208
Other theft
2,131
Property damage
1,286
Fraud
195
Handling stolen goods
2,926
Assault
959
Sexual offences
61
Robbery
2,535
Other against the person
2
Homicide
9,299
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 23,975 total. Figures are for the whole Central Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Empire Bay

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Empire Bay’s 2,522 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.6%
English43.2%
Scottish12%
Irish11.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.5%
German3.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.6%
New Zealand1.3%
South Africa0.5%
Wales0.5%
China0.4%
Italy0.4%

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

Development near Empire Bay

Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,353 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,353
Dwellings/yr
762
Houses
591
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Empire Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Empire Bay address:

Nearby suburbs

Daleys PointDavistownSt Huberts IslandBensvilleBooker BaySaratoga

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.