Bondi flood & bushfire report
Of Bondi’s 8,398 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bondi’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Bondi
Bondi sits in the Waverley council area, which recorded 4,830 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,830 total. Figures are for the whole Waverley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Bondi
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 Bondi 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 Bondi
Bondi is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in Bondi
Bondi can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bondi
At the 2021 Census, 46.2% of Bondi’s 10,411 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 Bondi
Waverley council approved 171 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Waverley council area (not just Bondi). 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.