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Somersby bushfire risk

Of Somersby’s 1,166 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 77.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Somersby’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
77.5%
In a bushfire area
1,166
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Somersby

Flood and bushfire areas across Somersby. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Somersby

Somersby sits in the Central Coast council area, which recorded 28,960 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 28,960 total. Figures are for the whole Central Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Somersby

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,030,000+4.83%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$673,000+6.75%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Somersby 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 Somersby

Somersby is mostly industrial. The most common zones:

Industrial43.6% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: General Industrial

Other32.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Somersby

Somersby can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Somersby

At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Somersby’s 1,087 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.9%
English35.5%
Irish10.6%
Scottish7.8%
Italian4.7%
Maltese4.3%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
New Zealand1.3%
Malta0.8%
Thailand0.8%
China0.7%
South Africa0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Somersby

Central Coast (NSW) council approved 1,217 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,217
Dwellings/yr
760
Houses
457
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (NSW) council area (not just Somersby). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Somersby address:

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.