North Shore flood & bushfire risk
Of North Shore’s 232 mapped properties, 99.1% are in a mapped flood area and 47.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, North Shore’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 North Shore
Flood and bushfire areas across North Shore. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near North Shore
North Shore sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 6,592 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 North Shore
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 North Shore 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 Shore
North Shore is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in North Shore
North Shore can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in North Shore
At the 2021 Census, 8.4% of North Shore’s 371 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 North Shore
Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 528 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just North Shore). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 319 Plomer Road, North Shore NSW 2444
- 5 Wallaby Street, North Shore NSW 2444
- 4 Pelican Place, North Shore NSW 2444
- 8 Kingfisher Court, North Shore NSW 2444
- 7 Seagull Street, North Shore NSW 2444
- 5 Marlin Place, North Shore NSW 2444
- 5 Dolphin Court, North Shore NSW 2444
- 15 North Shore Drive, North Shore NSW 2444
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.