Lake Cathie flood & bushfire risk
Of Lake Cathie’s 3,504 mapped properties, 5.6% are in a mapped flood area and 30.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lake Cathie’s flood exposure is in line with the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Lake Cathie address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Lake Cathie
Flood and bushfire areas across Lake Cathie. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lake Cathie
Lake Cathie sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 6,592 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,592 total. Figures are for the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lake Cathie
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 Lake Cathie 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 Lake Cathie
Lake Cathie is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Lake Cathie
Lake Cathie can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lake Cathie
At the 2021 Census, 10.6% of Lake Cathie’s 4,296 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 Lake Cathie
Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 501 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Lake Cathie). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Edgewater Close, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 13 Bligh Place, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 19 Wallum Drive, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 1 Glenugie Street, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 1 Lakeview Road, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 252 Long Point Drive, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 52 Platypus Parade, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 9 Solander Place, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Port Macquarie-Hastings
Compare Lake Cathie 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.