Bilgola Beach bushfire risk
Of Bilgola Beach’s 143 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 50.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bilgola Beach’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 Bilgola Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Bilgola Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bilgola Beach
Bilgola Beach 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 Bilgola Beach
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 Bilgola Beach 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 Bilgola Beach
Bilgola Beach is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Bilgola Beach
Bilgola Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bilgola Beach
At the 2021 Census, 27.9% of Bilgola Beach’s 251 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 Bilgola Beach
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 Bilgola Beach). 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.