Balgowlah bushfire risk
Of Balgowlah’s 5,255 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Balgowlah’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Balgowlah address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Balgowlah
Flood and bushfire areas across Balgowlah. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Balgowlah
Balgowlah 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 Balgowlah
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 Balgowlah 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 Balgowlah
Balgowlah is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Balgowlah
Balgowlah can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Balgowlah
At the 2021 Census, 32.4% of Balgowlah’s 8,068 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 Balgowlah
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 Balgowlah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/27 Hill Street, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 131 Griffiths Street, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 13 North Harbour Street, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 2 Jackson Street, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 5/4 Maretimo Street, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 5 Pickworth Avenue, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 5 Whittle Avenue, Balgowlah NSW 2093
- 8 Paris Street, Balgowlah NSW 2093
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Northern Beaches
Compare Balgowlah 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.