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Fishermans Paradise bushfire risk

Of Fishermans Paradise’s 361 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 33% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Fishermans Paradise’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
33%
In a bushfire area
361
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Fishermans Paradise

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

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Crime near Fishermans Paradise

Fishermans Paradise 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 Fishermans Paradise

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

Houses
$1,150,000+23.99%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$730,000-1.68%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Fishermans Paradise 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 Fishermans Paradise

Fishermans Paradise is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other93.9% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Open space2.2% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

Rural2.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Fishermans Paradise

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

Who lives in Fishermans Paradise

At the 2021 Census, 16.1% of Fishermans Paradise’s 491 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.2%
English38.5%
Irish11.8%
Scottish8.6%
German7.3%
Australian Aboriginal2.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.9%
New Zealand2.9%
Germany1.8%
Netherlands1.2%
Sri Lanka1%
Ireland0.8%

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

Development near Fishermans Paradise

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 Fishermans Paradise). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Fishermans Paradise 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.