Nords Wharf flood & bushfire risk
Of Nords Wharf’s 594 mapped properties, 11.6% are in a mapped flood area and 43.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Nords Wharf’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Nords Wharf address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Nords Wharf
Flood and bushfire areas across Nords Wharf. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Nords Wharf
Nords Wharf sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,313 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Nords Wharf
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 Nords Wharf 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 Nords Wharf
Nords Wharf is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Nords Wharf
Nords Wharf can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Nords Wharf
At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Nords Wharf’s 895 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 Nords Wharf
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,214 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Nords Wharf). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Hunter Road, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
- 1 Havana Way, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
- 2/89 Government Road, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
- 2 Omaru Close, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
- 4 Phillip Road, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
- 53 Allora Circuit, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
- 7 Shellsea Avenue, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
- 8 Crosswinds Close, Nords Wharf NSW 2281
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Lake Macquarie
Compare Nords Wharf with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.