Pretty Beach bushfire risk
Of Pretty Beach’s 334 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 77.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Pretty Beach’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 Pretty Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Pretty Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Pretty Beach
Pretty Beach 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 Pretty Beach
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 Pretty Beach 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 Pretty Beach
Pretty Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Pretty Beach
Pretty Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Pretty Beach
At the 2021 Census, 22.3% of Pretty Beach’s 314 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 Pretty Beach
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 Pretty Beach). 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.