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Shoalhaven Heads property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Shoalhaven Heads, NSW (2,932 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Shoalhaven Heads

Shoalhaven Heads is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential45.9% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Other24.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Residential12.7% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in Shoalhaven Heads

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

Crime near Shoalhaven Heads

Shoalhaven Heads sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 6,882 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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303
Break-ins
153
Vehicle theft
1,032
Other theft
771
Property damage
343
Fraud
38
Handling stolen goods
973
Assault
330
Sexual offences
11
Robbery
770
Other against the person
0
Homicide
2,158
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,882 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Shoalhaven Heads

At the 2021 Census, 13.1% of Shoalhaven Heads’s 3,248 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47%
Australian39.3%
Irish13.2%
Scottish11.7%
German3.8%
Australian Aboriginal3.3%

Top countries of birth

England5.5%
New Zealand1.3%
Germany0.6%
Netherlands0.6%
Scotland0.5%
United States0.4%

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

Development near Shoalhaven Heads

Shoalhaven council approved 860 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

860
Dwellings/yr
472
Houses
388
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Shoalhaven Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Shoalhaven Heads 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.