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Jamberoo bushfire risk

Of Jamberoo’s 1,031 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 42.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Jamberoo’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
42.1%
In a bushfire area
1,031
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Jamberoo

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

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Crime near Jamberoo

Jamberoo sits in the Kiama council area, which recorded 759 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 759 total. Figures are for the whole Kiama council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Jamberoo

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

Houses
$1,400,000-6.35%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,156,000+19.02%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Jamberoo is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential52.1% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural19.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other8.2% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Jamberoo

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

Who lives in Jamberoo

At the 2021 Census, 13% of Jamberoo’s 1,910 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.2%
Australian39.1%
Irish17.3%
Scottish12.4%
German5.2%
Italian4.4%

Top countries of birth

England5.9%
New Zealand0.9%
India0.5%
Netherlands0.5%
United States0.5%
Germany0.4%

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

Development near Jamberoo

Kiama council approved 165 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

165
Dwellings/yr
55
Houses
110
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Kiama council area (not just Jamberoo). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Jamberoo 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.