Peats Ridge bushfire risk
Of Peats Ridge’s 145 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 73.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Peats Ridge’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Peats Ridge
Flood and bushfire areas across Peats Ridge. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Peats Ridge
Peats Ridge sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 28,960 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 28,960 total. Figures are for the whole Central Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Peats Ridge
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 Peats Ridge 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 Peats Ridge
Peats Ridge is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Peats Ridge
Peats Ridge can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Peats Ridge
At the 2021 Census, 17.3% of Peats Ridge’s 301 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 Peats Ridge
Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,217 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Peats Ridge). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.