Berrara bushfire risk
Of Berrara’s 587 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 23.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Berrara’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Berrara address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Berrara
Flood and bushfire areas across Berrara. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Berrara
Berrara sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Berrara
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 Berrara 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 Berrara
Berrara 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: Tourist
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Berrara
Berrara can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Berrara
At the 2021 Census, 6% of Berrara’s 333 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 Berrara
Shoalhaven council approved 869 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Berrara). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Shoalhaven
Compare Berrara with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.