Elanora Heights bushfire risk
Of Elanora Heights’s 1,894 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 23.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Elanora Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Elanora Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Elanora Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Elanora Heights
Elanora Heights sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,760 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Elanora Heights
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 Elanora Heights 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 Elanora Heights
Elanora Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Elanora Heights
Elanora Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Elanora Heights
At the 2021 Census, 20.9% of Elanora Heights’s 4,581 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 Elanora Heights
Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Elanora Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 18/38 St Andrews Gate, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
- 18 Maralinga Avenue, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
- 6A Mirbelia Parade, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
- 7 Lesley Close, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
- 7 The Fairway, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
- 196 Woorarra Avenue, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
- 122 Wakehurst Parkway, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
- 1 Amaroo Avenue, Elanora Heights NSW 2101
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.