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%.
Check a specific Double Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
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.
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.
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.
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:
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: Local Centre
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
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 Double Bay
Woollahra council approved 237 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Woollahra council area (not just Double Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10/29 Cross Street, Double Bay NSW 2028
- 2/17 Guilfoyle Avenue, Double Bay NSW 2028
- 2/1 Transvaal Avenue, Double Bay NSW 2028
- 23/18 Bay Street, Double Bay NSW 2028
- 3 Beach Street, Double Bay NSW 2028
- 6/13 Gladswood Gardens, Double Bay NSW 2028
- 7/26 Stafford Street, Double Bay NSW 2028
- 9 Wiston Gardens, Double Bay NSW 2028
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Woollahra
Compare Double Bay 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.