Culburra Beach flood & bushfire risk
Of Culburra Beach’s 2,986 mapped properties, 8.8% are in a mapped flood area and 39.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Culburra Beach’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Culburra Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Culburra Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Culburra Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Culburra Beach
Culburra 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 Culburra 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 Culburra 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 Culburra Beach
Culburra Beach 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
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Culburra Beach
Culburra Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Culburra Beach
At the 2021 Census, 11.7% of Culburra Beach’s 2,946 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 Culburra Beach
Shoalhaven council approved 869 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Culburra Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Greenbank Grove, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- 1/1 Strathstone Street, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- 1 The Triangle, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- 21 Addison Road, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- 2 Fern Way, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- 43 The Lake Circuit, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- 5 Lee Street, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
- 65 The Marina, Culburra Beach NSW 2540
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Shoalhaven
Compare Culburra Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.