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Maroubra flood risk

Of Maroubra’s 18,774 mapped properties, 0.4% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Maroubra’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0.4%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
18,774
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Maroubra

Flood and bushfire areas across Maroubra. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Maroubra

Maroubra sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 8,028 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 8,028 total. Figures are for the whole Randwick council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Maroubra

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$2,838,000-4.54%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,060,000-9.4%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Maroubra 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 Maroubra

Maroubra is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential38.9% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential35.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial20.4% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Maroubra

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

Who lives in Maroubra

At the 2021 Census, 42.1% of Maroubra’s 30,722 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English22.6%
Australian19.2%
Chinese12.6%
Irish11.5%
Greek6.9%
Italian6%

Top countries of birth

England4%
China3.4%
Brazil3.2%
Indonesia2.2%
Ireland1.9%
New Zealand1.6%

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

Development near Maroubra

Randwick council approved 446 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

446
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
373
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just Maroubra). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Maroubra 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.