Lake Illawarra property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Lake Illawarra, NSW (2,480 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Lake Illawarra
Lake Illawarra is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Lake Illawarra
Lake Illawarra can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Lake Illawarra
Lake Illawarra sits in the Shellharbour council area, which recorded 4,288 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,288 total. Figures are for the whole Shellharbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Lake Illawarra
At the 2021 Census, 18.4% of Lake Illawarra’s 3,288 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 Illawarra
Shellharbour council approved 652 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Lake Illawarra). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100 Addison Avenue, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
- 100 Pur Pur Avenue, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
- 10/11 Commerce Drive, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
- 10/12-14 Peterborough Avenue, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
- 101/22 Queen Street, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
- 10/12 Pur Pur Avenue, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
- 101/43 Reddall Parade, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
- 10/15 Reddall Parade, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
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.