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Kiama Heights bushfire risk

Of Kiama Heights’s 457 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 9.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Kiama Heights’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
9.8%
In a bushfire area
457
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kiama Heights

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

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Crime near Kiama Heights

Kiama Heights 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 Heights

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 Heights 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 Heights

Kiama Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential78.6% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural residential12.9% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Rural2.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Kiama Heights

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

Who lives in Kiama Heights

At the 2021 Census, 19.4% of Kiama Heights’s 878 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.6%
Australian34.4%
Irish15.3%
Scottish13.7%
Italian4.1%
German4%

Top countries of birth

England6.9%
Italy1.1%
New Zealand1.1%
Scotland1%
South Africa1%
Egypt0.9%

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

Development near Kiama Heights

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 Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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