Potts Point flood & bushfire report
Of Potts Point’s 9,360 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Potts Point’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Potts Point
Potts Point sits in the Sydney council area, which recorded 42,013 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 42,013 total. Figures are for the whole Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Potts Point
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 Potts Point 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 Potts Point
Potts Point is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Potts Point
Potts Point can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Potts Point
At the 2021 Census, 37.8% of Potts Point’s 7,183 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 Potts Point
Sydney council approved 2,312 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sydney council area (not just Potts Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 43/14 Springfield Avenue, Potts Point NSW 2011
- 20-22 St Neot Avenue, Potts Point NSW 2011
- 9 Earl Street, Potts Point NSW 2011
- 2/244-246 William Street, Potts Point NSW 2011
- 467/3 Earl Place, Potts Point NSW 2011
- 81/1A Elizabeth Bay Road, Potts Point NSW 2011
- 806/1 Grantham Street, Potts Point NSW 2011
- 65/3 Wylde Street, Potts Point NSW 2011
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.