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North Arm Cove flood & bushfire risk

Of North Arm Cove’s 1,057 mapped properties, 4.2% are in a mapped flood area and 85.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, North Arm Cove’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

4.2%
In a flood area
85.5%
In a bushfire area
1,057
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in North Arm Cove

Flood and bushfire areas across North Arm Cove. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near North Arm Cove

North Arm Cove sits in the Mid-Coast council area, which recorded 8,378 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 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 North Arm Cove

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

Houses
$820,000+13.1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$525,000-3.49%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so North Arm Cove 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 North Arm Cove

North Arm Cove is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural58.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other41.2% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Open space0.2% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in North Arm Cove

North Arm Cove can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in North Arm Cove

At the 2021 Census, 17.2% of North Arm Cove’s 552 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.8%
Australian35.9%
Irish10.7%
Scottish10.3%
German5.6%
Australian Aboriginal4.5%

Top countries of birth

England7.1%
New Zealand2.5%
Germany2%
Ireland0.9%
Poland0.9%
Malaysia0.7%

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

Development near North Arm Cove

Mid-Coast council approved 508 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

508
Dwellings/yr
436
Houses
72
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just North Arm Cove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific North Arm Cove 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.