Lake Heights bushfire risk
Of Lake Heights’s 2,092 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lake Heights’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 Lake Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Lake Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lake Heights
Lake Heights sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lake Heights
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 Lake 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 Lake Heights
Lake Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Lake Heights
Lake Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lake Heights
At the 2021 Census, 29.5% of Lake Heights’s 4,105 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 Lake Heights
Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Lake Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 3 Culburra Street, Lake Heights NSW 2502
- 38 Buena Vista Avenue, Lake Heights NSW 2502
- 2/28 Gloria Crescent, Lake Heights NSW 2502
- 1/11 Hilltop Avenue, Lake Heights NSW 2502
- 42 Hassan Street, Lake Heights NSW 2502
- 29A Noble Parade, Lake Heights NSW 2502
- 158B Shearwater Drive, Lake Heights NSW 2502
- 15 Gilgandra Street, Lake Heights NSW 2502
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.