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.
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 — 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.
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
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 1,758 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Port Kembla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100/8 Northcliffe Drive, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 100 Cowper Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 100 Illawarra Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 100 Shellharbour Road, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 100 Wentworth Lane, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 101-103 Wentworth Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 10-14 Wentworth Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505
- 10/168-170 Shellharbour Road, Port Kembla NSW 2505
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.