Barrack Point bushfire risk
Of Barrack Point’s 515 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 9.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Barrack Point’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Barrack Point
Flood and bushfire areas across Barrack Point. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Barrack Point
Barrack Point sits in the Shellharbour council area, which recorded 5,187 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,187 total. Figures are for the whole Shellharbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Barrack Point
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 Barrack Point 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 Barrack Point
Barrack Point is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Barrack Point
Barrack Point can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Barrack Point
At the 2021 Census, 14.3% of Barrack Point’s 725 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 Barrack Point
Shellharbour council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Barrack Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.