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Dover Heights property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Dover Heights, NSW (1,993 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Dover Heights

Dover Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential96.4% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial2.6% of properties

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

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

Centre / commercial0.6% of properties

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

Zone: Mixed Use

School catchments in Dover Heights

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

Crime near Dover Heights

Dover Heights sits in the Waverley council area, which recorded 3,938 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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93
Break-ins
86
Vehicle theft
879
Other theft
236
Property damage
207
Fraud
94
Handling stolen goods
400
Assault
126
Sexual offences
5
Robbery
253
Other against the person
16
Homicide
1,543
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,938 total. Figures are for the whole Waverley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Dover Heights

At the 2021 Census, 41.5% of Dover Heights’s 4,044 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English20.2%
Australian19.5%
South African12.7%
Irish6%
Chinese5.6%
Russian4.9%

Top countries of birth

South Africa14.3%
England3.3%
China2%
New Zealand1.2%
United States1.1%
France0.7%

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

Development near Dover Heights

Waverley council approved 165 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

165
Dwellings/yr
31
Houses
134
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Waverley council area (not just Dover Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Dover Heights 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.