Dee Why bushfire risk
Of Dee Why’s 17,817 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dee Why’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Dee Why address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Dee Why
Flood and bushfire areas across Dee Why. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dee Why
Dee Why sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Dee Why
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 Dee Why 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 Dee Why
Dee Why is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Dee Why
Dee Why can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dee Why
At the 2021 Census, 44.7% of Dee Why’s 23,354 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 Dee Why
Northern Beaches council approved 625 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Dee Why). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Northern Beaches
Compare Dee Why 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.