Berowra Waters flood & bushfire risk
Of Berowra Waters’s 586 mapped properties, 23.9% are in a mapped flood area and 76.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Berowra Waters’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Berowra Waters
Flood and bushfire areas across Berowra Waters. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Berowra Waters
Berowra Waters sits in the Hornsby council area, which recorded 5,312 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,312 total. Figures are for the whole Hornsby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Berowra Waters
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 Berowra Waters 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 Berowra Waters
Berowra Waters is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Berowra Waters
Berowra Waters can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Berowra Waters
At the 2021 Census, 23.1% of Berowra Waters’s 169 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 Berowra Waters
Hornsby council approved 411 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hornsby council area (not just Berowra Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Collingridge Point, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
- 1 The Woolwash, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
- 21 Neverfail Bay, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
- 587 Berowra Waters Road, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
- 20 Berowra Creek, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
- 6 Coba Point, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
- 17 Calabash Point, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
- 1 Fishermans Point, Berowra Waters NSW 2082
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.