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Fairy Meadow property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Fairy Meadow, NSW (5,041 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Fairy Meadow

Fairy Meadow is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential51.6% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential18.2% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Other11.9% of properties

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.

Crime near Fairy Meadow

Fairy Meadow sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 15,602 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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599
Break-ins
313
Vehicle theft
2,510
Other theft
1,164
Property damage
745
Fraud
186
Handling stolen goods
1,425
Assault
507
Sexual offences
34
Robbery
1,138
Other against the person
1
Homicide
6,980
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,602 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Fairy Meadow

At the 2021 Census, 25.9% of Fairy Meadow’s 7,512 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English31.5%
Australian31%
Italian9.6%
Irish9.1%
Scottish8.8%
Chinese3.6%

Top countries of birth

England3%
India2.5%
Italy2.4%
Vietnam1.7%
China1.7%
Turkey1.2%

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 1,758 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,758
Dwellings/yr
390
Houses
1,368
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Fairy Meadow). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Fairy Meadow 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.