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Dolans Bay flood & bushfire report

Of Dolans Bay’s 316 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Dolans Bay’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
316
Mapped properties

Crime near Dolans Bay

Dolans Bay sits in the Sutherland council area, which recorded 10,806 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 10,806 total. Figures are for the whole Sutherland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Dolans Bay

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

Houses
$2,378,000+5.67%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,013,000-4.92%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Dolans Bay is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental82% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Residential17.4% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space0.6% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Dolans Bay

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

Who lives in Dolans Bay

At the 2021 Census, 10.6% of Dolans Bay’s 699 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.2%
Australian37.9%
Irish15.2%
Greek8.4%
Scottish6.7%
Italian5.4%

Top countries of birth

England1.6%
New Zealand1.3%
Italy0.9%
Greece0.7%
Ireland0.7%
Thailand0.7%

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

Development near Dolans Bay

Sutherland council approved 1,314 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,314
Dwellings/yr
215
Houses
1,099
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sutherland council area (not just Dolans Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Dolans Bay 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.