Mount Kembla bushfire risk
Of Mount Kembla’s 452 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 57.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Kembla’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Mount Kembla
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Kembla. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Kembla
Mount Kembla sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Kembla
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 Mount Kembla 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 Kembla
Mount Kembla is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Mount Kembla
Mount Kembla can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Kembla
At the 2021 Census, 15.1% of Mount Kembla’s 1,083 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 Mount Kembla
Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Mount Kembla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 19 Benjamin Road, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
- 31 Avon Parade, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
- 1 Stafford Lane, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
- 11 Cudgee Crescent, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
- 16A James Road, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
- 4 Stones Road, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
- 8 William James Drive, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
- 283 Cordeaux Road, Mount Kembla NSW 2526
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.