Port Kembla bushfire risk
Of Port Kembla’s 3,545 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 5.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Port Kembla’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Port Kembla
Flood and bushfire areas across Port Kembla. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Port Kembla
Port Kembla sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Port Kembla
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 Port Kembla 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 Port Kembla
Port Kembla is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
School catchments in Port Kembla
Port Kembla can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Port Kembla
At the 2021 Census, 23.7% of Port Kembla’s 5,088 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 Port Kembla
Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Port Kembla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 20 Holman Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 2 Gloucester Boulevard, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 30 Parker Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 68 Bland Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 3/4 Griffiths Avenue, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 34/12 Tobruk Avenue, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 1/126 Illawarra Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 3 First Avenue, Port Kembla NSW 2505
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.