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Kilaben Bay flood & bushfire risk

Of Kilaben Bay’s 703 mapped properties, 15.4% are in a mapped flood area and 39.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

15.4%
In a flood area
39.4%
In a bushfire area
703
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kilaben Bay

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

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Crime near Kilaben Bay

Kilaben Bay 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 Kilaben Bay

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

Houses
$876,000+3.06%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$698,000+2.95%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Kilaben Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential81.1% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Other11.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Environmental4.6% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

School catchments in Kilaben Bay

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

Who lives in Kilaben Bay

At the 2021 Census, 10.8% of Kilaben Bay’s 1,516 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47%
Australian40%
Scottish13.1%
Irish12.4%
German4.3%
Australian Aboriginal3.6%

Top countries of birth

England2.8%
New Zealand1.1%
Scotland0.6%
South Africa0.6%
Germany0.5%
Wales0.4%

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

Development near Kilaben Bay

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 Kilaben Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kilaben Bay 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.