Beacon Hill bushfire risk
Of Beacon Hill’s 2,764 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 35.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Beacon Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Beacon Hill
Flood and bushfire areas across Beacon Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill
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 Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Beacon Hill
At the 2021 Census, 29.4% of Beacon Hill’s 7,814 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 Beacon Hill
Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Beacon Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 17A Cooper Close, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
- 14 Wedgewood Crescent, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
- 38 Owen Stanley Avenue, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
- 46 Lascelles Road, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
- 2 Samarai Place, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
- 20 Dareen Street, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
- 19 Beacon Avenue, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
- 12 Doulton Avenue, Beacon Hill NSW 2100
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.