Bendalong bushfire risk

Of Bendalong’s 331 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 97.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bendalong’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
97.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
331
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bendalong

Flood and bushfire areas across Bendalong. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Bendalong

Bendalong sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,139 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Bendalong

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,010,000-8.18%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$748,000+18.65%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Bendalong 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 Bendalong

Bendalong is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential48.9% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space44.4% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

Rural6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Bendalong

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

Who lives in Bendalong

At the 2021 Census, 4.4% of Bendalong’s 135 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.7%
English33.3%
Irish11.9%
Scottish10.4%
German6.7%
Italian3.7%

Top countries of birth

England5.9%
PNG3.7%

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

Development near Bendalong

Shoalhaven council approved 869 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

869
Dwellings/yr
505
Houses
364
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Bendalong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.