Avalon Beach bushfire risk
Of Avalon Beach’s 5,076 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 11.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Avalon Beach’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Avalon Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Avalon Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Avalon Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Avalon Beach
Avalon Beach sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,760 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Avalon Beach
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 Avalon Beach 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 Avalon Beach
Avalon Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Avalon Beach
Avalon Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Avalon Beach
At the 2021 Census, 23.5% of Avalon Beach’s 10,379 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 Avalon Beach
Northern Beaches council approved 625 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Avalon Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/38 Binburra Avenue, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
- 1-3 North Avalon Road, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
- 14 Sanctuary Avenue, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
- 33 Burrawong Road, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
- 34 Capua Place, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
- 3 Coolawin Road, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
- 4 Urara Road, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
- 5 Elgata Close, Avalon Beach NSW 2107
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Northern Beaches
Compare Avalon Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.