Speers Point flood & bushfire risk
Of Speers Point’s 2,067 mapped properties, 6.4% are in a mapped flood area and 4.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Speers Point’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Speers Point
Flood and bushfire areas across Speers Point. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Speers Point
Speers Point sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,313 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Speers Point
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 Speers Point 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 Speers Point
Speers Point 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
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
School catchments in Speers Point
Speers Point can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Speers Point
At the 2021 Census, 11.9% of Speers Point’s 3,400 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 Speers Point
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Speers Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 9 Council Street, Speers Point NSW 2284
- 34 Edith Street, Speers Point NSW 2284
- 9 Ash Street, Speers Point NSW 2284
- 34 Farm Street, Speers Point NSW 2284
- 76 Main Road, Speers Point NSW 2284
- 16 Chippindall Street, Speers Point NSW 2284
- 23 Eighth Street, Speers Point NSW 2284
- 21 Hopkins Street, Speers Point NSW 2284
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.