Matcham bushfire risk
Of Matcham’s 533 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 86.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Matcham’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Matcham address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Matcham
Flood and bushfire areas across Matcham. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Matcham
Matcham sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 28,960 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Matcham
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 Matcham 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 Matcham
Matcham is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
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
School catchments in Matcham
Matcham can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Matcham
At the 2021 Census, 18.7% of Matcham’s 1,038 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 Matcham
Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,324 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Matcham). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Central Coast (NSW)
Compare Matcham 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.