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Kiama Downs bushfire risk

Of Kiama Downs’s 2,134 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Kiama Downs’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
4.7%
In a bushfire area
2,134
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kiama Downs

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

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Crime near Kiama Downs

Kiama Downs 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 Kiama Downs

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 Kiama Downs 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 Downs

Kiama Downs is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential96.1% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential1.5% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential1.4% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

School catchments in Kiama Downs

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

Who lives in Kiama Downs

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Kiama Downs’s 5,087 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.4%
Australian41.1%
Scottish14%
Irish13.8%
German4.2%
Italian3%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
New Zealand1.5%
Scotland0.8%
Germany0.6%
South Africa0.5%
Canada0.4%

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

Development near Kiama Downs

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 Kiama Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kiama Downs 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.