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Melinga bushfire risk

Of Melinga’s 109 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 83.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Melinga’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
83.5%
In a bushfire area
109
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Melinga

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

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Crime near Melinga

Melinga sits in the Mid-Coast council area, which recorded 8,378 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 8,378 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Melinga

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

Houses
$690,000+4.55%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$570,000+25.27%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Melinga is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other91.7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Other5.5% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Special purpose2.8% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Melinga

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

Who lives in Melinga

At the 2021 Census, 11.6% of Melinga’s 112 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.8%
Australian39.3%
Scottish8.9%
German6.2%
Dutch4.5%
Maltese3.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.5%
New Zealand3.6%

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

Development near Melinga

Mid-Coast council approved 508 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

508
Dwellings/yr
436
Houses
72
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just Melinga). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Melinga 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.