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Port Kembla property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Port Kembla, NSW (3,545 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Port Kembla

Port Kembla is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential81.7% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial8.8% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

Industrial4.5% of properties

Industrial — 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.

Crime near Port Kembla

Port Kembla sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 15,602 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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599
Break-ins
313
Vehicle theft
2,510
Other theft
1,164
Property damage
745
Fraud
186
Handling stolen goods
1,425
Assault
507
Sexual offences
34
Robbery
1,138
Other against the person
1
Homicide
6,980
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,602 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Port Kembla

At the 2021 Census, 23.7% of Port Kembla’s 5,088 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English29.2%
Australian28.7%
Macedonian15.6%
Italian8.5%
Irish7.8%
Scottish6.5%

Top countries of birth

North Macedonia8.1%
Italy2.4%
England2%
New Zealand1.6%
Greece0.9%
United States0.5%

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 1,758 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,758
Dwellings/yr
390
Houses
1,368
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Port Kembla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Port Kembla 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.