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Horsley property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Horsley, NSW (4,139 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Horsley

Horsley is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential97.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental2.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Centre / commercial0.3% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Horsley

PrimaryDapto Public School
SecondaryDapto High School

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

Crime near Horsley

Horsley 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 Horsley

At the 2021 Census, 16.9% of Horsley’s 9,437 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.3%
English39.9%
Scottish9.8%
Irish7.9%
Italian5.2%
Australian Aboriginal4%

Top countries of birth

England4.1%
India1.2%
New Zealand1%
North Macedonia1%
Philippines0.9%
China0.8%

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

Development near Horsley

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 Horsley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Horsley address:

Nearby suburbs

WongawilliStream HillAvondaleKembla GrangeDaptoDombarton

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.