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Rose Bay property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Rose Bay, NSW (7,427 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Rose Bay

Rose Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential56.7% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential25% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial8.7% of properties

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

Zone: Mixed Use

School catchments in Rose Bay

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

Crime near Rose Bay

Rose Bay sits in the Woollahra council area, which recorded 1,769 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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79
Break-ins
46
Vehicle theft
346
Other theft
143
Property damage
160
Fraud
33
Handling stolen goods
198
Assault
68
Sexual offences
2
Robbery
145
Other against the person
0
Homicide
549
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,769 total. Figures are for the whole Woollahra council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Rose Bay

At the 2021 Census, 40.3% of Rose Bay’s 9,911 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English28.3%
Australian20.4%
Irish9.2%
South African6.9%
Scottish6.8%
Italian5%

Top countries of birth

South Africa9.3%
England5.6%
New Zealand2.1%
China2.1%
United States1.1%
Italy0.9%

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

Development near Rose Bay

Woollahra council approved 244 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

244
Dwellings/yr
54
Houses
190
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Woollahra council area (not just Rose Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Rose 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.