General Residential dominant. Median sale $825K over the last 24 months. 91% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Lake Cathie is dominated by R1 — General Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Lake Cathie 2445 covers an undefined area within Port Macquarie-Hastings Council.
Drill into any lot in Lake Cathie
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 27,418 dwellings, with 2,433,992 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
40% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 3.8% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community; 0.3% of lots are exposed to projected sea-level rise.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Real estate agency · serves Lake Cathie, NSW
2/1661 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
171 development applications for Lake Cathie addresses were decided by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council over the past 24 months. 155 approved — a 91% approval rate. Average processing time: 33 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
9 businesses serving Lake Cathie and nearby.
Real estate agency
2/1661 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Plumber
20 Aquarius Ave, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Real estate agency
6/1609 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Electrician
37 Wallum Dr, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Real estate agency
6/1609 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
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Shop 6/1609 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
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Lake Cathie is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 1,738 of 2,143 lots (85%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (85%), C4 Mixed Use (8%), R3 Medium Density Residential (3%), R5 Large Lot Residential (3%), R2 Low Density Residential (2%).
Across Lake Cathie, the average maximum building height is 8.1 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.67:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 1,739 lots in Lake Cathie appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Lake Cathie over the past 24 months is $825,000, across 237 sales. Median unimproved land value is $498,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Lake Cathie is $650. Gross rental yield works out to 3.9%.
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council decided 171 development applications for Lake Cathie addresses over the past 24 months, with 155 approved (91% approval rate). Average processing time is 33 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Lake Cathie, 40.3% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
1,839 of 2,143 lots in Lake Cathie show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 28.3 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Port Macquarie-Hastings Council and nearby postcodes.
Plumber · serves Lake Cathie, NSW
20 Aquarius Ave, Lake Cathie NSW 2445
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Lake Cathie.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2445 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →