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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%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
798
Mapped properties

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.

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 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.

Houses
$4,650,000+55%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,225,000-14.19%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Residential64.5% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential28.8% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: High Density Residential

Centre / commercial3.9% of properties

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

English34.7%
Australian22.3%
Irish15.7%
Scottish12.9%
Chinese9.9%
German5.7%

Top countries of birth

England5.6%
China3.3%
India2.4%
New Zealand2.3%
Philippines1.8%
South Africa1.5%

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.

465
Dwellings/yr
7
Houses
458
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole North Sydney council area (not just Lavender Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lavender Bay 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.