Lake Cathie property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Lake Cathie, NSW (3,504 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
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.
Crime near Lake Cathie
Lake Cathie sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 5,700 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,700 total. Figures are for the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
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 547 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Lake Cathie). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100/1 Forest Parkway, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 100 Chepana Street, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 100 North Atlantic Circuit, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 101/1 Forest Parkway, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 10/1333 Ocean Drive, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 101/3 Whitewater Terrace, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 10/1621 Ocean Drive, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
- 10-18 Ocean Blue Boulevard, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
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.