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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%.

6.4%
In a flood area
4.4%
In a bushfire area
2,067
Mapped properties

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.

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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.

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 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.

Houses
$987,000+7.87%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Residential67.4% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential18% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Environmental7.4% of properties

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

English43.1%
Australian40.3%
Irish13.4%
Scottish12.5%
German4.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.9%

Top countries of birth

England2.6%
India1.3%
New Zealand1.1%
South Africa0.9%
Germany0.5%
China0.4%

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.

1,187
Dwellings/yr
768
Houses
419
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Speers Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Speers Point 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.