Farmborough Heights bushfire risk
Of Farmborough Heights’s 1,678 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 26.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Farmborough 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 Farmborough Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Farmborough Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Farmborough Heights
Farmborough Heights 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 Farmborough 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 Farmborough 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 Farmborough Heights
Farmborough Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
School catchments in Farmborough Heights
Farmborough Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Farmborough Heights
At the 2021 Census, 17.7% of Farmborough Heights’s 4,179 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 Farmborough Heights
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 Farmborough Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 17 Lyrebird Way, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
- 7 Aberdare Place, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
- 35 Carlon Crescent, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
- 17 Loch Lomond Avenue, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
- 34 Gerard Avenue, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
- 3 Honeyeater Close, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
- 13 Anthony Avenue, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
- 9 Primrose Place, Farmborough Heights NSW 2526
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.