Matraville flood & bushfire report
Of Matraville’s 5,778 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Matraville’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Matraville address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Matraville
Matraville sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 8,028 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Matraville
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 Matraville 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 Matraville
Matraville is mostly residential. The most common zones:
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: Local Centre
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Matraville
Matraville can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Matraville
At the 2021 Census, 34.6% of Matraville’s 9,925 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 Matraville
Randwick council approved 470 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just Matraville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Randwick
Compare Matraville with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.