Fingal Bay bushfire risk
Of Fingal Bay’s 2,064 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 29.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fingal Bay’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Fingal Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Fingal Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Fingal Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fingal Bay
Fingal Bay 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 Fingal Bay
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 Fingal Bay 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 Fingal Bay
Fingal Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
School catchments in Fingal Bay
Fingal Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fingal Bay
At the 2021 Census, 13.5% of Fingal Bay’s 1,635 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 Fingal Bay
Port Stephens council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Fingal Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Port Stephens
Compare Fingal Bay with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.