Balgownie bushfire risk
Of Balgownie’s 2,768 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 10.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Balgownie’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Balgownie address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Balgownie
Flood and bushfire areas across Balgownie. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Balgownie
Balgownie sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Balgownie
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 Balgownie 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 Balgownie
Balgownie is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Balgownie
Balgownie can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Balgownie
At the 2021 Census, 19.9% of Balgownie’s 5,722 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 Balgownie
Wollongong council approved 1,605 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Balgownie). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Wollongong
Compare Balgownie 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.