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Barrack Heights property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Barrack Heights, NSW (2,978 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Barrack Heights

Barrack Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential90.3% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Industrial5.9% of properties

Industrial — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Light Industrial

Residential2% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in Barrack Heights

Barrack Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Barrack Heights

Barrack Heights sits in the Shellharbour council area, which recorded 4,288 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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176
Break-ins
117
Vehicle theft
663
Other theft
331
Property damage
297
Fraud
41
Handling stolen goods
473
Assault
180
Sexual offences
7
Robbery
448
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,555
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,288 total. Figures are for the whole Shellharbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Barrack Heights

At the 2021 Census, 19.5% of Barrack Heights’s 6,003 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English38.2%
Australian36.4%
Scottish8.9%
Irish7.5%
Australian Aboriginal6.6%
Macedonian4.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.5%
North Macedonia2.8%
New Zealand0.8%
Scotland0.8%
Germany0.7%
Italy0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Barrack Heights

Shellharbour council approved 652 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

652
Dwellings/yr
417
Houses
235
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Barrack Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Barrack Heights address:

Nearby suburbs

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.