Hyams Beach bushfire risk
Of Hyams Beach’s 274 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 86.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Hyams Beach’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Hyams Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Hyams Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Hyams Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Hyams Beach
Hyams Beach sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Hyams Beach
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 Hyams Beach 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 Hyams Beach
Hyams Beach 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: General Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Hyams Beach
Hyams Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Hyams Beach
At the 2021 Census, 21.9% of Hyams Beach’s 137 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 Hyams Beach
Shoalhaven council approved 869 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Hyams Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 13 Silver Strand Circle, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
- 1 Hyam Road, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
- 1 Illowra Lane, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
- 27 Tulip Street, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
- 4 Booderee Avenue, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
- 58-60 Cyrus Street, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
- 6 Rose Street, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
- 7/6 Lister Court, Hyams Beach NSW 2540
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Shoalhaven
Compare Hyams Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.