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Curl Curl flood & bushfire report

Of Curl Curl’s 1,016 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
1,016
Mapped properties

Crime near Curl Curl

Curl Curl 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.

Property values in Curl Curl

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

Houses
$3,925,000+2.61%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,255,000-1.57%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Curl Curl is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential98% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space1% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

Residential0.7% of properties

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

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

School catchments in Curl Curl

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

Who lives in Curl Curl

At the 2021 Census, 23.9% of Curl Curl’s 2,364 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.4%
Australian34.6%
Irish14.7%
Scottish11.8%
Italian4.5%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

England8.1%
New Zealand2.2%
United States1.5%
South Africa1.2%
Ireland0.8%
Germany0.7%

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

Development near Curl Curl

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 Curl Curl). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Curl Curl 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.