Mosman bushfire risk

Of Mosman’s 19,626 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 3.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Mosman address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
3.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
19,626
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mosman

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

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Crime near Mosman

Mosman sits in the Mosman council area, which recorded 764 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 764 total. Figures are for the whole Mosman council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mosman

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

Houses
$5,730,000-11.64%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$1,250,000-16.25%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Mosman is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential51.5% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential28.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial12.4% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Mosman

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

Who lives in Mosman

At the 2021 Census, 35.3% of Mosman’s 28,329 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41%
Australian26.8%
Irish14.3%
Scottish12.4%
Chinese6.2%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

England8.5%
China2.5%
New Zealand2.5%
South Africa1.8%
United States1.8%
Hong Kong0.9%

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

Development near Mosman

Mosman council approved 80 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

80
Dwellings/yr
36
Houses
44
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mosman council area (not just Mosman). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.