Middle Cove bushfire risk
Of Middle Cove’s 536 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 40.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Middle Cove’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Middle Cove
Flood and bushfire areas across Middle Cove. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Middle Cove
Middle Cove sits in the Willoughby council area, which recorded 4,745 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,745 total. Figures are for the whole Willoughby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Middle Cove
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 Middle Cove 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 Middle Cove
Middle Cove is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Business Development
School catchments in Middle Cove
Middle Cove can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Middle Cove
At the 2021 Census, 35.8% of Middle Cove’s 1,327 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 Middle Cove
Willoughby council approved 174 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Willoughby council area (not just Middle Cove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 8 Chowne Place, Middle Cove NSW 2068
- 5 Victoria Avenue, Middle Cove NSW 2068
- 36 North Arm Road, Middle Cove NSW 2068
- 4 Cawarrah Road, Middle Cove NSW 2068
- 25 Heights Crescent, Middle Cove NSW 2068
- 18 Covelee Circuit, Middle Cove NSW 2068
- 10 The Lee, Middle Cove NSW 2068
- 5 Greenfield Avenue, Middle Cove NSW 2068
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.