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Ocean Shores property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Ocean Shores, NSW (3,176 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Ocean Shores

Ocean Shores is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential79.9% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential16.6% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial1.9% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Ocean Shores

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

Crime near Ocean Shores

Ocean Shores sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,462 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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151
Break-ins
86
Vehicle theft
517
Other theft
241
Property damage
161
Fraud
20
Handling stolen goods
310
Assault
121
Sexual offences
5
Robbery
198
Other against the person
1
Homicide
651
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,462 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Ocean Shores

At the 2021 Census, 19.5% of Ocean Shores’s 5,777 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.7%
Australian32.2%
Irish15.6%
Scottish12%
German6%
Italian4.1%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%
New Zealand2.1%
Germany1.1%
United States0.8%
Canada0.7%
South Africa0.7%

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

Development near Ocean Shores

Byron council approved 222 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

222
Dwellings/yr
135
Houses
87
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just Ocean Shores). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ocean Shores 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.