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Phillip Bay flood & bushfire report

Of Phillip Bay’s 337 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Phillip Bay’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
0%
In a bushfire area
337
Mapped properties

Crime near Phillip Bay

Phillip Bay sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 8,028 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 8,028 total. Figures are for the whole Randwick council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Phillip Bay

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

Houses
$3,090,000+12.57%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$981,000+4.03%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Phillip Bay 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 Phillip Bay

Phillip Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential87.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential5.3% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Open space3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Phillip Bay

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

Who lives in Phillip Bay

At the 2021 Census, 28.4% of Phillip Bay’s 721 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English26.9%
Australian25.5%
Australian Aboriginal13.3%
Irish11.4%
Scottish8.5%
Italian7.8%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
China1.8%
Poland1.8%
New Zealand1.7%
Brazil1.2%
Canada1.2%

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

Development near Phillip Bay

Randwick council approved 446 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

446
Dwellings/yr
73
Houses
373
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just Phillip Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Phillip Bay 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.