Sapphire Beach bushfire risk
Of Sapphire Beach’s 1,900 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 29.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sapphire 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 Sapphire Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Sapphire Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Sapphire Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sapphire Beach
Sapphire 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 Sapphire 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 Sapphire 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 Sapphire Beach
Sapphire Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Sapphire Beach
Sapphire Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sapphire Beach
At the 2021 Census, 17.7% of Sapphire Beach’s 2,660 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 Sapphire 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 Sapphire Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Sapphire Crescent, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
- 12 Canomie Street, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
- 15 Headland Road, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
- 28 Warrawee Street, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
- 2 Red Ash Lane, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
- 33/740 Pacific Highway, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
- 47 North Sapphire Road, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
- 4 Serene Court, Sapphire Beach NSW 2450
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Coffs Harbour
Compare Sapphire 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.