Palm Beach bushfire risk
Of Palm Beach’s 1,629 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 36% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Palm Beach’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Palm Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Palm Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Palm Beach
Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
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 Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
Palm Beach is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Palm Beach
Palm Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Palm Beach
At the 2021 Census, 21.4% of Palm Beach’s 1,652 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 Palm Beach
Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Palm Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.