Salt Ash flood & bushfire risk
Of Salt Ash’s 745 mapped properties, 84.2% are in a mapped flood area and 70.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Salt Ash’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Salt Ash
Flood and bushfire areas across Salt Ash. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Salt Ash
Salt Ash 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 Salt Ash
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 Salt Ash 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 Salt Ash
Salt Ash is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Salt Ash
Salt Ash can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Salt Ash
At the 2021 Census, 8.4% of Salt Ash’s 1,103 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 Salt Ash
Port Stephens council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Salt Ash). 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.