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North Narrabeen bushfire risk

Of North Narrabeen’s 2,766 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 6.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, North Narrabeen’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
6.7%
In a bushfire area
2,766
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in North Narrabeen

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

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Crime near North Narrabeen

North Narrabeen sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 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 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 North Narrabeen

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

Houses
$2,525,000-1.94%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,270,000+0%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so North 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 North Narrabeen

North Narrabeen is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential46% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental33.6% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Other6.8% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Tourist

School catchments in North Narrabeen

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

Who lives in North Narrabeen

At the 2021 Census, 21.1% of North Narrabeen’s 6,016 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.2%
Australian38.2%
Irish12.1%
Scottish10.6%
German4.5%
Italian3.6%

Top countries of birth

England6.8%
New Zealand1.8%
South Africa1.1%
Brazil0.9%
Germany0.7%
Netherlands0.7%

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

Development near North Narrabeen

Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

560
Dwellings/yr
342
Houses
218
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just North Narrabeen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific North Narrabeen 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.