Clovelly flood & bushfire report

Of Clovelly’s 2,805 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Clovelly’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific Clovelly address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,805
Mapped properties

Crime near Clovelly

Clovelly sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 8,028 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,028 total. Figures are for the whole Randwick council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Clovelly

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$4,325,000+8.81%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$1,240,000-1.98%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Clovelly 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 Clovelly

Clovelly is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential65.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential29.8% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential4.6% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

School catchments in Clovelly

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

Who lives in Clovelly

At the 2021 Census, 28.1% of Clovelly’s 4,887 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.7%
Australian29.5%
Irish18.3%
Scottish11%
Italian5%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England8%
New Zealand2.6%
United States1.9%
Ireland1.7%
South Africa1.7%
France1%

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

Development near Clovelly

Randwick council approved 470 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

470
Dwellings/yr
70
Houses
400
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just Clovelly). 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.