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.
Zoning in Bowral
Bowral is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
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.
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
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 Bowral
Wingecarribee council approved 334 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wingecarribee council area (not just Bowral). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.