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Double Bay flood risk

Of Double Bay’s 5,186 mapped properties, 75.3% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

75.3%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
5,186
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Double Bay

Flood and bushfire areas across Double Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Double Bay

Double Bay sits in the Woollahra council area, which recorded 2,173 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 2,173 total. Figures are for the whole Woollahra council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Double Bay

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

Units & apartments
$5,000,000+146.91%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Double Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential66.2% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial29.3% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

Residential4.1% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

School catchments in Double Bay

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

Who lives in Double Bay

At the 2021 Census, 35.3% of Double Bay’s 4,709 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English32.1%
Australian24.4%
Irish13.4%
Scottish9.2%
Chinese5.8%
German4.8%

Top countries of birth

England6%
South Africa3.8%
New Zealand2.8%
China2%
United States1.6%
Hong Kong1.2%

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

Development near Double Bay

Woollahra council approved 233 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

233
Dwellings/yr
54
Houses
179
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Woollahra council area (not just Double Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Double 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.