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Riverside flood & bushfire risk

Of Riverside’s 192 mapped properties, 75% are in a mapped flood area and 83.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

75%
In a flood area
83.3%
In a bushfire area
192
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Riverside

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

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Crime near Riverside

Riverside sits in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which recorded 6,592 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 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 Riverside

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$915,000+5.17%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$615,000-3.72%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Riverside 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 Riverside

Riverside is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.5% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental0.5% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Riverside

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

Who lives in Riverside

At the 2021 Census, 17.4% of Riverside’s 298 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.3%
Australian41.6%
Scottish11.7%
Irish9.4%
German7.4%
Australian Aboriginal5.7%

Top countries of birth

England3.4%
New Zealand2.3%
South Africa2%
Netherlands1.3%
Taiwan1.3%
France1%

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

Development near Riverside

Port Macquarie-Hastings council approved 528 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

528
Dwellings/yr
355
Houses
173
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Macquarie-Hastings council area (not just Riverside). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Riverside 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.