Freshwater property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Freshwater, NSW (5,421 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Freshwater
Freshwater 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
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Freshwater
Freshwater can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Freshwater
Freshwater sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 6,410 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,410 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Freshwater
At the 2021 Census, 29.5% of Freshwater’s 9,186 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 Freshwater
Northern Beaches council approved 523 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Freshwater). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100A Harbord Road, Freshwater NSW 2096
- 100B Harbord Road, Freshwater NSW 2096
- 100 Harbord Road, Freshwater NSW 2096
- 100 Oliver Street, Freshwater NSW 2096
- 100 Soldiers Avenue, Freshwater NSW 2096
- 100 Wyadra Avenue, Freshwater NSW 2096
- 100 Wyuna Avenue, Freshwater NSW 2096
- 10/102-108 Lawrence Street, Freshwater NSW 2096
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.