Oyster Cove flood & bushfire risk
Of Oyster Cove’s 72 mapped properties, 15.3% are in a mapped flood area and 77.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Oyster Cove’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Oyster Cove address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Oyster Cove
Flood and bushfire areas across Oyster Cove. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Oyster Cove
Oyster Cove sits in the Port Stephens council area, which recorded 5,692 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Oyster Cove
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 Oyster 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 Oyster Cove
Oyster Cove is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Working Waterfront
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Oyster Cove
Oyster Cove can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Oyster Cove
At the 2021 Census, 4.4% of Oyster Cove’s 91 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 Oyster Cove
Port Stephens council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Oyster Cove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Port Stephens
Compare Oyster Cove with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.