Lavender Bay flood & bushfire report
Of Lavender Bay’s 798 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lavender Bay’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Lavender Bay
Lavender Bay sits in the North Sydney council area, which recorded 2,390 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,390 total. Figures are for the whole North Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lavender Bay
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 Lavender Bay 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 Lavender Bay
Lavender Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in Lavender Bay
Lavender Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lavender Bay
At the 2021 Census, 35.7% of Lavender Bay’s 870 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 Lavender Bay
North Sydney council approved 465 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole North Sydney council area (not just Lavender Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 45 East Crescent Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
- 8/1 Middlemiss Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
- 6 Wilona Avenue, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
- 20 Cliff Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
- 64 Lavender Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
- 3/36 Arthur Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
- 4 Bay View Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
- 37 Walker Street, Lavender Bay NSW 2060
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.