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Dee Why property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Dee Why, NSW (17,817 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Dee Why

Dee Why is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential58.3% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial25.3% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Mixed Use

Residential14.5% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

School catchments in Dee Why

PrimaryBrookvale Public School · Cromer Public School · Curl Curl North Public School · Dee Why Public School · Narraweena Public School
SecondaryNorthern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus · Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus · The Forest High School

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

English30.1%
Australian22.4%
Irish9.1%
Scottish7.7%
Italian6.9%
Chinese4.2%

Top countries of birth

England5.9%
Brazil4.2%
China3.6%
Nepal3.2%
India3.2%
New Zealand2.6%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Dee Why address:

Nearby suburbs

North Curl CurlNarraweenaCurl CurlCromerBrookvaleCollaroy

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.