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Mitchells Island bushfire risk

Of Mitchells Island’s 313 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 96.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mitchells Island’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
96.5%
In a bushfire area
313
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mitchells Island

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

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Crime near Mitchells Island

Mitchells Island 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 Mitchells Island

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 Mitchells Island 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 Mitchells Island

Mitchells Island is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other47.9% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Other33.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural residential16.6% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Mitchells Island

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

Who lives in Mitchells Island

At the 2021 Census, 10.6% of Mitchells Island’s 462 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.1%
Australian37.9%
Scottish10.4%
Irish8.4%
Australian Aboriginal5.6%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England3.5%
Malaysia1.3%
New Zealand1.3%
South Africa1.1%

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

Development near Mitchells Island

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 Mitchells Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mitchells Island 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.