Fairlight flood & bushfire report
Of Fairlight’s 3,770 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fairlight’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Fairlight
Fairlight 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 Fairlight
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 Fairlight 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 Fairlight
Fairlight is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Fairlight
Fairlight can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fairlight
At the 2021 Census, 32.9% of Fairlight’s 6,141 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 Fairlight
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 Fairlight). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 23 Augusta Road, Fairlight NSW 2094
- 2/2 La Perouse Street, Fairlight NSW 2094
- 6 Suwarrow Street, Fairlight NSW 2094
- 2/1 Clifford Avenue, Fairlight NSW 2094
- 1/35 Jamieson Avenue, Fairlight NSW 2094
- 1/6-8 Cohen Street, Fairlight NSW 2094
- 8/1A Mossgiel Street, Fairlight NSW 2094
- 5 Krui Street, Fairlight NSW 2094
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.