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Lake Heights property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Lake Heights, NSW (2,092 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Lake Heights

Lake Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential97.4% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial1.2% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

Special purpose0.8% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Lake Heights

PrimaryBerkeley Public School · Lake Heights Public School · Warrawong Public School
SecondaryIllawarra Sports High School · Warrawong High School

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

Crime near Lake Heights

Lake Heights sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 15,602 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

01,2502,50020122014201620182020202220242026
599
Break-ins
313
Vehicle theft
2,510
Other theft
1,164
Property damage
745
Fraud
186
Handling stolen goods
1,425
Assault
507
Sexual offences
34
Robbery
1,138
Other against the person
1
Homicide
6,980
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,602 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Lake Heights

At the 2021 Census, 29.5% of Lake Heights’s 4,105 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian26%
English22.2%
Italian9.4%
Macedonian8%
Scottish5.7%
Irish5.6%

Top countries of birth

North Macedonia3.6%
Italy2.4%
England2.1%
Lebanon1.4%
New Zealand1%
Malta1%

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

Development near Lake Heights

Wollongong council approved 1,758 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,758
Dwellings/yr
390
Houses
1,368
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Lake Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lake Heights address:

Nearby suburbs

CringilaWarrawongBerkeleyPrimbeePort KemblaUnanderra

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.