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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
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
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 Mitchells Island
Mid-Coast council approved 508 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just Mitchells Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 205 Hoggs Lane, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
- 4 Voss Place, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
- 127 Sandridge Road, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
- 3 Scotts Road, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
- 27 Carramar Drive, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
- 105 Beal Avenue, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
- 69 Leslies Lane, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
- 10 Loten Lane, Mitchells Island NSW 2430
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.