Fairy Meadow bushfire risk
Of Fairy Meadow’s 5,041 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fairy Meadow’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Fairy Meadow
Flood and bushfire areas across Fairy Meadow. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fairy Meadow
Fairy Meadow sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Fairy Meadow
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 Fairy Meadow 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 Fairy Meadow
Fairy Meadow is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
School catchments in Fairy Meadow
Fairy Meadow can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fairy Meadow
At the 2021 Census, 25.9% of Fairy Meadow’s 7,512 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 Fairy Meadow
Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Fairy Meadow). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/20 Brian Street, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
- 6A Lila Avenue, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
- 21B Lawson Street, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
- 18 Bassett Street, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
- 5 Ira Avenue, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
- 12 Fairy Avenue, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
- 36 Ellengowan Crescent, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
- 41 Chapman Street, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519
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.