Bermagui bushfire risk
Of Bermagui’s 2,065 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 28% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bermagui’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 Bermagui
Flood and bushfire areas across Bermagui. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bermagui
Bermagui sits in the Bega Valley council area, which recorded 1,684 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,684 total. Figures are for the whole Bega Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Bermagui
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 Bermagui 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 Bermagui
Bermagui is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
School catchments in Bermagui
Bermagui can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bermagui
At the 2021 Census, 13.9% of Bermagui’s 1,865 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 Bermagui
Bega Valley council approved 128 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bega Valley council area (not just Bermagui). 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.