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Osterley flood & bushfire risk

Of Osterley’s 51 mapped properties, 5.9% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Osterley’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

5.9%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
51
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Osterley

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

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Crime near Osterley

Osterley sits in the Port Stephens council area, which recorded 5,692 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 5,692 total. Figures are for the whole Port Stephens council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Osterley

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 Osterley 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 Osterley

Osterley is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other96.1% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Special purpose3.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Osterley

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

Who lives in Osterley

At the 2021 Census, 2.3% of Osterley’s 132 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.9%
English42.4%
Irish14.4%
Scottish9.8%
Chinese4.5%
Australian Aboriginal3%

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

Development near Osterley

Port Stephens council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

622
Dwellings/yr
442
Houses
180
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Osterley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Osterley 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.