Port Macquarie flood & bushfire risk
Of Port Macquarie’s 35,618 mapped properties, 13.3% are in a mapped flood area and 18.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Port Macquarie’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Port Macquarie address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Port Macquarie
Flood and bushfire areas across Port Macquarie. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie 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 Port Macquarie
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 Port Macquarie 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 Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
School catchments in Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Port Macquarie
At the 2021 Census, 14.3% of Port Macquarie’s 47,693 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 Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 501 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Port Macquarie). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Capalla Court, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 17 Puccini Place, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 1 Denham Street, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 22 Kingfisher Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 25 Amira Drive, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 35 Tuppenny Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 3 Catherine Street, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
- 47 Amethyst Way, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Port Macquarie-Hastings
Compare Port Macquarie 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.