Fernbank Creek flood & bushfire risk
Of Fernbank Creek’s 87 mapped properties, 77% are in a mapped flood area and 95.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fernbank Creek’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Fernbank Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Fernbank Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fernbank Creek
Fernbank Creek sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 6,592 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,592 total. Figures are for the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Fernbank 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 Fernbank 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 Fernbank Creek
Fernbank Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
School catchments in Fernbank Creek
Fernbank Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fernbank Creek
At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Fernbank Creek’s 122 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 Fernbank Creek
Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 528 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Fernbank Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 4 Glen Ewan Road, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
- 201 Fernbank Creek Road, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
- 13 Willow Crescent, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
- 482 Sancrox Road, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
- 89 Oakes Crescent, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
- 292 Hastings River Drive, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
- 1/1 Tuffins Lane, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
- 10 Winery Drive, Fernbank Creek NSW 2444
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.