Mount Warrigal bushfire risk
Of Mount Warrigal’s 2,036 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Warrigal’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Mount Warrigal
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Warrigal. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Warrigal
Mount Warrigal sits in the Shellharbour council area, which recorded 5,187 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,187 total. Figures are for the whole Shellharbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Mount Warrigal
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 Warrigal 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 Warrigal
Mount Warrigal is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Special Activities
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Mount Warrigal
Mount Warrigal can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Warrigal
At the 2021 Census, 17.9% of Mount Warrigal’s 4,880 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 Warrigal
Shellharbour council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Mount Warrigal). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 239 Reddall Parade, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
- 15 Rowley Avenue, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
- 24 Roycroft Avenue, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
- 3/3 Lassig Avenue, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
- 6 Baker Place, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
- 41 Morgan Avenue, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
- 4 Metcalf Place, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
- 10 Thrower Avenue, Mount Warrigal NSW 2528
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.