Callala Beach bushfire risk
Of Callala Beach’s 1,166 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 46.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Callala Beach’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Callala Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Callala Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Callala Beach
Callala Beach sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,139 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Callala 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 Callala 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 Callala Beach
Callala Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Callala Beach
Callala Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Callala Beach
At the 2021 Census, 20.8% of Callala Beach’s 777 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 Callala Beach
Shoalhaven council approved 863 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Callala Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2 Oakwood Copse, Callala Beach NSW 2540
- 19 Parkes Crescent, Callala Beach NSW 2540
- 25 Sandlewood Cove, Callala Beach NSW 2540
- 6 Silkwood Walk, Callala Beach NSW 2540
- 10 Centre Street, Callala Beach NSW 2540
- 8 Hazelwood Rise, Callala Beach NSW 2540
- 142 King George Street, Callala Beach NSW 2540
- 72 Verge Road, Callala Beach NSW 2540
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.