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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%.

0%
In a flood area
57.3%
In a bushfire area
452
Mapped properties

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.

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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.

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 Kembla

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

Houses
$1,060,000+7.12%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Environmental95.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Environmental1.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Rural1.1% of properties

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

English43.7%
Australian39.7%
Irish11.6%
Scottish11.6%
Italian7.6%
German5.1%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
New Zealand1.5%
India1.2%
Ireland0.8%
Italy0.6%
Canada0.6%

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.

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 Kembla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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