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Erowal Bay flood & bushfire risk

Of Erowal Bay’s 525 mapped properties, 12% are in a mapped flood area and 37.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

12%
In a flood area
37.3%
In a bushfire area
525
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Erowal Bay

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

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Crime near Erowal Bay

Erowal Bay sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 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 8,139 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Erowal Bay

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

Houses
$866,000+1.88%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$755,000+25.83%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Erowal Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential89.7% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural5.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Open space1.9% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Erowal Bay

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

Who lives in Erowal Bay

At the 2021 Census, 11.2% of Erowal Bay’s 652 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.6%
Australian37.7%
Irish12.3%
Scottish11.5%
Australian Aboriginal8%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

England2.5%
New Zealand2.1%
South Africa1.2%
Philippines1.1%
United States1.1%
Greece0.6%

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

Development near Erowal Bay

Shoalhaven council approved 863 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

863
Dwellings/yr
483
Houses
380
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Erowal Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Erowal 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.