Kareela property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Kareela, NSW (1,313 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Kareela
Kareela is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Kareela
Kareela can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Kareela
Kareela sits in the Sutherland council area, which recorded 9,045 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,045 total. Figures are for the whole Sutherland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Kareela
At the 2021 Census, 23.5% of Kareela’s 3,572 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 Kareela
Sutherland council approved 1,291 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sutherland council area (not just Kareela). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.