Salamander Bay flood & bushfire risk
Of Salamander Bay’s 4,260 mapped properties, 10.1% are in a mapped flood area and 38.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Salamander Bay’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Salamander Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Salamander Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Salamander Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Salamander Bay
Salamander Bay 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 Salamander Bay
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 Salamander Bay 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 Salamander Bay
Salamander Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
School catchments in Salamander Bay
Salamander Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Salamander Bay
At the 2021 Census, 14.8% of Salamander Bay’s 4,991 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 Salamander Bay
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 Salamander Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12 Short Road, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 15/4 Muller Street, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 1 Arunta Close, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 2/33 Worimi Drive, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 35/1 Fleet Street, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 45 Yachtsman Crescent, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 6 Rennie Street, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 8 Anchor Cove, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Port Stephens
Compare Salamander Bay 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.