Smiths Lake flood & bushfire risk
Of Smiths Lake’s 1,192 mapped properties, 1.8% are in a mapped flood area and 55.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Smiths Lake’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Smiths Lake address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Smiths Lake
Flood and bushfire areas across Smiths Lake. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Smiths Lake
Smiths Lake sits in the Mid-Coast council area, which recorded 8,378 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,378 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Smiths Lake
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 Smiths Lake 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 Smiths Lake
Smiths Lake is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Smiths Lake
Smiths Lake can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Smiths Lake
At the 2021 Census, 12.2% of Smiths Lake’s 1,332 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 Smiths Lake
Mid-Coast council approved 504 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just Smiths Lake). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 15 Phillip Road, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
- 21 Tropic Gardens Drive, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
- 33 Charles Street, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
- 3 Ansett Avenue, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
- 52 Paradise Drive, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
- 5 Heaney Street, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
- 8 Harcourt Crescent, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
- 8 Palm Close, Smiths Lake NSW 2428
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mid-Coast
Compare Smiths Lake 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.