Swansea property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Swansea, NSW (4,005 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Swansea
Swansea is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Swansea
Swansea can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Swansea
Swansea sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 12,690 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,690 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Swansea
At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Swansea’s 5,044 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 Swansea
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,166 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Swansea). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100/21-35 Wallace Street, Swansea NSW 2281
- 100/31 Wallace Street, Swansea NSW 2281
- 100 Northcote Avenue, Swansea NSW 2281
- 100 Pacific Highway, Swansea NSW 2281
- 10/115 Bowman Street, Swansea NSW 2281
- 101/201-203 Northcote Avenue, Swansea NSW 2281
- 10/15-19 Wallace Street, Swansea NSW 2281
- 10/15 Wallarah Street, Swansea NSW 2281
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.