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Cottage Point bushfire risk

Of Cottage Point’s 90 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
90
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cottage Point

Flood and bushfire areas across Cottage Point. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Cottage Point

Cottage Point sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 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 7,760 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Cottage Point

Cottage Point is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental77.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Open space22.2% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchments in Cottage Point

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

Who lives in Cottage Point

At the 2021 Census, 29.2% of Cottage Point’s 96 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English34.4%
Australian31.2%
Irish13.5%
Scottish10.4%
German8.3%
French6.2%

Top countries of birth

England8.3%
Iran3.1%

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

Development near Cottage Point

Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

560
Dwellings/yr
342
Houses
218
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Cottage Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cottage Point 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.