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Bowral property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Bowral, NSW (8,234 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Bowral

Bowral is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential42.5% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential22.1% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Rural residential13.7% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Bowral

Bowral can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Bowral

Bowral sits in the Wingecarribee council area, which recorded 1,709 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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44
Break-ins
27
Vehicle theft
178
Other theft
198
Property damage
155
Fraud
23
Handling stolen goods
213
Assault
100
Sexual offences
1
Robbery
166
Other against the person
0
Homicide
604
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,709 total. Figures are for the whole Wingecarribee council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Bowral

At the 2021 Census, 21.7% of Bowral’s 10,764 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.3%
Australian34%
Irish16%
Scottish14.2%
German3.9%
Italian3.1%

Top countries of birth

England7.2%
New Zealand1.7%
South Africa1%
Nepal1%
India0.9%
Scotland0.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Bowral

Wingecarribee council approved 334 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

334
Dwellings/yr
261
Houses
73
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wingecarribee council area (not just Bowral). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bowral address:

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.