Bushfire Risk in Phegans Bay, NSW: 2026 Assessment

Phegans Bay, New South Wales, has a the area surrounding phegans bay has some bushfire risk due to the presence of nearby bushland. while not as high as other areas, dry conditions and strong winds can increase the potential for bushfires. bushfire risk profile. Key factors include distance to classified bushland, vegetation type, slope, and historical bushfire activity in the region. The New South Wales fire authority maps bushfire-prone areas and assigns BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) ratings.

Residents should maintain their properties by clearing dry vegetation and having a bushfire survival plan.

CSIRO research indicates climate change is extending fire seasons and increasing the number of severe fire weather days across southern and eastern Australia. For Phegans Bay, this may mean shifts in bushfire risk levels over the coming decades, making property-level BAL assessment increasingly important.

Use ClimateNest for a complete address-level bushfire risk report for Phegans Bay including BAL zone assessment, evacuation route mapping, and property-specific risk mitigation recommendations.

Phegans Bay sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for bushfire risk. 12.8% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk bushfire zones and 81.9% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Phegans Bay.

Phegans Bay (postcode 2256) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (12.8% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (7.1% of land in high-risk zones), extreme wind (4.9% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Phegans Bay — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.