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Mortons Creek bushfire risk

Of Mortons Creek’s 147 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mortons Creek’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
100%
In a bushfire area
147
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mortons Creek

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

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Crime near Mortons Creek

Mortons Creek sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 6,592 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 6,592 total. Figures are for the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mortons Creek

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

Houses
$800,000+23.55%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Mortons Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other70.1% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Rural29.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Mortons Creek

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

Who lives in Mortons Creek

At the 2021 Census, 9.1% of Mortons Creek’s 309 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian51.5%
English49.2%
German9.4%
Irish9.4%
Scottish7.8%
Welsh3.6%

Top countries of birth

England2.3%
New Zealand1.6%

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

Development near Mortons Creek

Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 528 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

528
Dwellings/yr
355
Houses
173
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Mortons Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mortons Creek 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.