Sandy Beach bushfire risk
Of Sandy Beach’s 1,442 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 58.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sandy Beach’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Sandy Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Sandy Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Sandy Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach sits in the Coffs Harbour council area, which recorded 8,454 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,454 total. Figures are for the whole Coffs Harbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
School catchments in Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sandy Beach
At the 2021 Census, 13.7% of Sandy Beach’s 2,913 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 Sandy Beach
Coffs Harbour council approved 340 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Coffs Harbour council area (not just Sandy Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Oceanic Drive, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
- 223B Johnsons Road, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
- 30 Blue Gum Avenue, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
- 32 Turpentine Avenue, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
- 37 Solitary Islands Way, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
- 3 Ash Street, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
- 4 Banksia Close, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
- 4 Wattle Place, Sandy Beach NSW 2456
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Coffs Harbour
Compare Sandy Beach 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.