Bondi Beach flood risk
Of Bondi Beach’s 10,864 mapped properties, 8.5% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bondi Beach’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Bondi Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Bondi Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach 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 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 Bondi 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 Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bondi Beach
At the 2021 Census, 45.3% of Bondi Beach’s 11,513 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 Beach
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 Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12/48-50 Curlewis Street, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
- 22/49 Hall Street, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
- 1 Lucius Street, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
- 11/48 Sir Thomas Mitchell Road, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
- 35 O'Brien Street, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
- 15A Lamrock Place, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
- 69 Lamrock Avenue, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
- 3/79 Gould Street, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
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.