West Wallsend flood & bushfire risk
Of West Wallsend’s 1,428 mapped properties, 15.1% are in a mapped flood area and 17% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, West Wallsend’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in West Wallsend
Flood and bushfire areas across West Wallsend. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near West Wallsend
West Wallsend sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 15,313 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 West Wallsend
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 West Wallsend 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 West Wallsend
West Wallsend is mostly residential. The most common zones:
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: Private Recreation
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in West Wallsend
West Wallsend can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in West Wallsend
At the 2021 Census, 6.8% of West Wallsend’s 2,981 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 West Wallsend
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,187 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just West Wallsend). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 5 Powell Street, West Wallsend NSW 2286
- 15 Wallsend Road, West Wallsend NSW 2286
- 7/12 Renwick Street, West Wallsend NSW 2286
- 18 Edden Street, West Wallsend NSW 2286
- 143 Cassinia Crescent, West Wallsend NSW 2286
- 1 First Street, West Wallsend NSW 2286
- 1A Watkins Street, West Wallsend NSW 2286
- 64 Holmes Lane, West Wallsend NSW 2286
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.