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Mount Keira bushfire risk

Of Mount Keira’s 657 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 28.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
28.5%
In a bushfire area
657
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Keira

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

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Crime near Mount Keira

Mount Keira sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 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 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Mount Keira

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

Houses
$1,275,000+15.38%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$870,000+27.94%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Mount Keira is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential91% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental6.1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Open space1.1% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchments in Mount Keira

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

Who lives in Mount Keira

At the 2021 Census, 19.8% of Mount Keira’s 1,691 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian37.3%
English34.5%
Irish10.6%
Scottish10.5%
Italian8.6%
Macedonian3.5%

Top countries of birth

England3.7%
India1.8%
New Zealand1.3%
Italy1.2%
North Macedonia1.2%
Scotland0.8%

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

Development near Mount Keira

Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,560
Dwellings/yr
402
Houses
1,158
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Mount Keira). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Keira 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.