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Twelve Mile Creek bushfire risk

Of Twelve Mile Creek’s 58 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Twelve Mile Creek’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
58
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Twelve Mile Creek

Flood and bushfire areas across Twelve Mile Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Twelve Mile Creek

Twelve Mile Creek 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 Twelve Mile Creek

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

Houses
$820,000+13.1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$525,000-3.49%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Twelve Mile Creek 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 Twelve Mile Creek

Twelve Mile Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural53.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Special purpose20.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Other19% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Forestry

School catchments in Twelve Mile Creek

Twelve Mile Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Twelve Mile Creek

At the 2021 Census, 3.1% of Twelve Mile Creek’s 159 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.9%
Australian35.2%
Australian Aboriginal14.5%
Irish7.5%
Scottish7.5%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

England5%

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

Development near Twelve Mile Creek

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 Twelve Mile Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Twelve Mile Creek 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.