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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%.

11.6%
In a flood area
43.6%
In a bushfire area
594
Mapped properties

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.

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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.

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 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.

Houses
$1,170,000+8.84%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$850,000+30.77%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Residential97.3% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space1.5% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

Environmental1.2% of properties

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

English46.6%
Australian39.1%
Irish12.1%
Scottish12%
German5.9%
Australian Aboriginal3.8%

Top countries of birth

England3.6%
United States1.1%
New Zealand1%
Germany0.6%
Malaysia0.4%
Malta0.4%

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 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,187
Dwellings/yr
768
Houses
419
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Nords Wharf). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Nords Wharf 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.