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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%.

99.1%
In a flood area
47.4%
In a bushfire area
232
Mapped properties

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.

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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.

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 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.

Houses
$915,000+5.17%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$615,000-3.72%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Other96.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental3.4% of properties

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

Australian47.2%
English45.6%
Scottish15.6%
Irish13.2%
German4%
Dutch3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.2%
England1.3%
Greece1.1%

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.

528
Dwellings/yr
355
Houses
173
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just North Shore). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific North Shore 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.