Kiama bushfire risk
Of Kiama’s 6,108 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kiama’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Kiama
Flood and bushfire areas across Kiama. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kiama
Kiama sits in the Kiama council area, which recorded 759 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Kiama
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 Kiama 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 Kiama
Kiama 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 Kiama
Kiama can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kiama
At the 2021 Census, 18.2% of Kiama’s 7,904 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 Kiama
Kiama council approved 165 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kiama council area (not just Kiama). 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.