Great Mackerel Beach bushfire risk
Of Great Mackerel Beach’s 151 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 99.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Great Mackerel 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 Great Mackerel Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Great Mackerel Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Great Mackerel Beach
Great Mackerel Beach sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,760 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Great Mackerel 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 Great Mackerel 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 Great Mackerel Beach
Great Mackerel Beach is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Great Mackerel Beach
Great Mackerel Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Great Mackerel Beach
At the 2021 Census, 6% of Great Mackerel Beach’s 50 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Great Mackerel Beach
Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Great Mackerel Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.