Narrabeen bushfire risk
Of Narrabeen’s 6,600 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 18.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Narrabeen’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Narrabeen address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Narrabeen
Flood and bushfire areas across Narrabeen. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Narrabeen
Narrabeen sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,760 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Narrabeen
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 Narrabeen 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 Narrabeen
Narrabeen is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Special Activities
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Narrabeen
Narrabeen can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Narrabeen
At the 2021 Census, 24.6% of Narrabeen’s 8,255 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 Narrabeen
Northern Beaches council approved 625 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Narrabeen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1012/1 Edmondson Drive, Narrabeen NSW 2101
- 146/156 Ocean Street, Narrabeen NSW 2101
- 2/10 Narrabeen Street, Narrabeen NSW 2101
- 2 Lagoon Street, Narrabeen NSW 2101
- 3/1 Albemarle Street, Narrabeen NSW 2101
- 3 The Esplanade, Narrabeen NSW 2101
- 509/3 Birdwood Close, Narrabeen NSW 2101
- 9 Tallawarra Place, Narrabeen NSW 2101
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Northern Beaches
Compare Narrabeen with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.