Smithtown bushfire risk
Of Smithtown’s 335 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Smithtown’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Smithtown
Flood and bushfire areas across Smithtown. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Smithtown
Smithtown sits in the Kempsey council area, which recorded 4,835 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,835 total. Figures are for the whole Kempsey council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Smithtown
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 Smithtown 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 Smithtown
Smithtown is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
School catchments in Smithtown
Smithtown can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Smithtown
At the 2021 Census, 3.7% of Smithtown’s 625 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 Smithtown
Kempsey council approved 104 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kempsey council area (not just Smithtown). 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.