The Bight bushfire risk
Of The Bight’s 57 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, The Bight’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in The Bight
Flood and bushfire areas across The Bight. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near The Bight
The Bight sits in the Mid-Coast council area, which recorded 8,378 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,378 total. Figures are for the whole Mid-Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in The Bight
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 The Bight 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 The Bight
The Bight is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
School catchments in The Bight
The Bight can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in The Bight
At the 2021 Census, 8.3% of The Bight’s 60 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near The Bight
Mid-Coast council approved 508 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mid-Coast council area (not just The Bight). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.