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Floraville flood & bushfire risk

Of Floraville’s 796 mapped properties, 1.5% are in a mapped flood area and 43.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

1.5%
In a flood area
43.2%
In a bushfire area
796
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Floraville

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

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Crime near Floraville

Floraville sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 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 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 Floraville

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

Houses
$1,119,000+8.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$700,000+1.45%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Floraville is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential94.5% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Open space1% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Floraville

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

Who lives in Floraville

At the 2021 Census, 8.1% of Floraville’s 1,814 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.2%
English44.7%
Scottish12.6%
Irish11.7%
German4.6%
Australian Aboriginal4.1%

Top countries of birth

England1.9%
New Zealand0.7%
Canada0.7%
South Africa0.7%
Scotland0.6%
United States0.4%

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

Development near Floraville

Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,187
Dwellings/yr
768
Houses
419
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Floraville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Floraville address:

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.