Bonnet Bay flood & bushfire risk
Of Bonnet Bay’s 949 mapped properties, 10.5% are in a mapped flood area and 58.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bonnet Bay’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 Bonnet Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Bonnet Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bonnet Bay
Bonnet Bay sits in the Sutherland council area, which recorded 10,806 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,806 total. Figures are for the whole Sutherland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Bonnet Bay
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 Bonnet Bay 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 Bonnet Bay
Bonnet Bay is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Bonnet Bay
Bonnet Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bonnet Bay
At the 2021 Census, 20.8% of Bonnet Bay’s 2,238 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 Bonnet Bay
Sutherland council approved 1,314 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sutherland council area (not just Bonnet Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 5 Polk Place, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
- 151 Lower Washington Drive, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
- 5 Truman Avenue, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
- 8 Tyler Place, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
- 12 Van Buren Circuit, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
- 27 Jefferson Crescent, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
- 7 Lincoln Crescent, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
- 8 Wilson Place, Bonnet Bay NSW 2226
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.