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Tanilba Bay flood & bushfire risk

Of Tanilba Bay’s 1,923 mapped properties, 8.4% are in a mapped flood area and 22.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

8.4%
In a flood area
22.9%
In a bushfire area
1,923
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tanilba Bay

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

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Crime near Tanilba Bay

Tanilba Bay sits in the Port Stephens council area, which recorded 5,692 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 5,692 total. Figures are for the whole Port Stephens council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Tanilba Bay

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

Houses
$766,000+2.17%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Tanilba Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential67.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential17% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Rural6.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Tanilba Bay

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

Who lives in Tanilba Bay

At the 2021 Census, 10.9% of Tanilba Bay’s 3,237 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.4%
Australian43.7%
Scottish10.7%
Irish9.8%
Australian Aboriginal7.4%
German4%

Top countries of birth

England3.7%
New Zealand1.3%
South Africa0.7%
Germany0.6%
Scotland0.4%
Philippines0.4%

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

Development near Tanilba Bay

Port Stephens council approved 622 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

622
Dwellings/yr
442
Houses
180
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Port Stephens council area (not just Tanilba Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tanilba Bay 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.