Shoal Bay bushfire risk
Of Shoal Bay’s 2,708 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 40.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Shoal Bay’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Shoal Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Shoal Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Shoal Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Shoal Bay
Shoal 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 Shoal 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 Shoal 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 Shoal Bay
Shoal 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
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Shoal Bay
Shoal Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Shoal Bay
At the 2021 Census, 18.7% of Shoal Bay’s 1,815 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 Shoal 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 Shoal Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Essendene Road, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
- 11 Flannel Flower Fairway, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
- 12 Lionel Avenue, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
- 1/42 Tomaree Road, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
- 1/4 Shoal Bay Avenue, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
- 2/3 Leslie Street, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
- 75 Ronald Avenue, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
- 7 Joleen Crescent, Shoal Bay NSW 2315
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Port Stephens
Compare Shoal 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.