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Lower Mangrove bushfire risk

Of Lower Mangrove’s 51 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Lower Mangrove’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
51
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lower Mangrove

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

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Crime near Lower Mangrove

Lower Mangrove sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 28,960 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 28,960 total. Figures are for the whole Central Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Lower Mangrove

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

Houses
$1,030,000+4.83%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$673,000+6.75%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Lower Mangrove 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 Lower Mangrove

Lower Mangrove is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental98% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

Special purpose2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Lower Mangrove

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

Who lives in Lower Mangrove

At the 2021 Census, 17.1% of Lower Mangrove’s 70 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian31.4%
English31.4%
Scottish14.3%
Irish8.6%
Dutch4.3%
Polish4.3%

Top countries of birth

England8.6%

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

Development near Lower Mangrove

Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,217 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,217
Dwellings/yr
760
Houses
457
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Lower Mangrove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lower Mangrove 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.