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La Perouse flood & bushfire report

Of La Perouse’s 251 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, La Perouse’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
0%
In a bushfire area
251
Mapped properties

Crime near La Perouse

La Perouse sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 8,028 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 8,028 total. Figures are for the whole Randwick council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in La Perouse

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

Houses
$3,090,000+12.57%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$981,000+4.03%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

La Perouse is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential43.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential19.1% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential18.3% of properties

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

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

School catchments in La Perouse

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

Who lives in La Perouse

At the 2021 Census, 19.4% of La Perouse’s 366 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian Aboriginal31.1%
Australian25.1%
English21%
Irish8.7%
Greek6%
Scottish4.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%
France2.5%
China1.9%
Ireland1.6%
New Zealand1.6%
Greece1.4%

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

Development near La Perouse

Randwick council approved 446 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

446
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
373
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just La Perouse). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific La Perouse 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.