Fishing Point flood & bushfire risk
Of Fishing Point’s 547 mapped properties, 2.7% are in a mapped flood area and 2.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fishing Point’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Fishing Point
Flood and bushfire areas across Fishing Point. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fishing Point
Fishing Point sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,313 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Fishing Point
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 Fishing Point 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 Fishing Point
Fishing Point 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
School catchments in Fishing Point
Fishing Point can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fishing Point
At the 2021 Census, 12.7% of Fishing Point’s 1,105 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 Fishing Point
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Fishing Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2 Fallside Street, Fishing Point NSW 2283
- 1 Northminster Way, Fishing Point NSW 2283
- 15 Hereford Rise, Fishing Point NSW 2283
- 2 Balmoral Place, Fishing Point NSW 2283
- 1 Glasgow Street, Fishing Point NSW 2283
- 36 Carlisle Row, Fishing Point NSW 2283
- 13 Didsbury Street, Fishing Point NSW 2283
- 40 Somersham Avenue, Fishing Point NSW 2283
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.