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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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: National Parks and Nature Reserves
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
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 Forresters Beach
Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,217 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Forresters Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 3 Oakwood Close, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
- 24 Spoon Bay Road, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
- 15 Forresters Beach Road, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
- 4 Dan Place, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
- 5 Cromarty Hill Road, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
- 4 Whalan Avenue, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
- 17A Alistair Avenue, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
- 8 Boos Road, Forresters Beach NSW 2260
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.