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Forresters Beach bushfire risk

Of Forresters Beach’s 1,776 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 53.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
53.3%
In a bushfire area
1,776
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Forresters Beach

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

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Crime near Forresters Beach

Forresters Beach sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 28,960 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 28,960 total. Figures are for the whole Central Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Forresters Beach

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

Houses
$1,565,000-1.57%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,168,000+11.19%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Forresters Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential88.9% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space3.7% of properties

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

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

Other3.2% of properties

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

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Forresters Beach

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

Who lives in Forresters Beach

At the 2021 Census, 14.2% of Forresters Beach’s 3,354 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46%
Australian39.8%
Irish15.8%
Scottish11.4%
German3.5%
Australian Aboriginal3%

Top countries of birth

England5.2%
New Zealand1.3%
South Africa0.7%
Ireland0.5%
Germany0.5%
Scotland0.5%

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

Development near Forresters Beach

Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,217 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,217
Dwellings/yr
760
Houses
457
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Forresters Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Forresters Beach 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.