Fullerton Cove flood & bushfire risk
Of Fullerton Cove’s 758 mapped properties, 93.1% are in a mapped flood area and 31.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fullerton Cove’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Fullerton Cove address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Fullerton Cove
Flood and bushfire areas across Fullerton Cove. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fullerton Cove
Fullerton Cove 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 Fullerton Cove
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 Fullerton Cove 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 Fullerton Cove
Fullerton Cove is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Fullerton Cove
Fullerton Cove can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fullerton Cove
At the 2021 Census, 14.7% of Fullerton Cove’s 735 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 Fullerton Cove
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 Fullerton Cove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 183 Cabbage Tree Road, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
- 18 Heron Circuit, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
- 1 Zircon Lane, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
- 211/29 Sugar Glider Way, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
- 2 Brushtail Place, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
- 30 Coxs Lane, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
- 30 Sugarglider Way, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
- 68/12 Cockatoo Court, Fullerton Cove NSW 2318
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Port Stephens
Compare Fullerton Cove 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.