Nelsons Plains flood & bushfire risk
Of Nelsons Plains’s 158 mapped properties, 29.7% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Nelsons Plains’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Nelsons Plains
Flood and bushfire areas across Nelsons Plains. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Nelsons Plains
Nelsons Plains sits in the Port Stephens council area, which recorded 5,692 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,692 total. Figures are for the whole Port Stephens council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Nelsons Plains
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 Nelsons Plains 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 Nelsons Plains
Nelsons Plains is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in Nelsons Plains
Nelsons Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Nelsons Plains
At the 2021 Census, 4.6% of Nelsons Plains’s 326 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 Nelsons Plains
Port Stephens council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Nelsons Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.