South Coogee flood & bushfire report

Of South Coogee’s 2,901 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, South Coogee’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific South Coogee address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,901
Mapped properties

Crime near South Coogee

South Coogee sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 8,028 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,028 total. Figures are for the whole Randwick council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in South Coogee

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$3,575,000-43.25%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$8,954,000+477.7%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so South Coogee 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 South Coogee

South Coogee is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential46.6% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential44.3% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential4.9% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

School catchments in South Coogee

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

Who lives in South Coogee

At the 2021 Census, 32.4% of South Coogee’s 5,611 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English27.8%
Australian23.4%
Irish13.8%
Chinese7.8%
Greek6.6%
Scottish6.4%

Top countries of birth

England5%
South Africa2.1%
China1.8%
Ireland1.6%
New Zealand1.4%
Malaysia1.1%

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

Development near South Coogee

Randwick council approved 470 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

470
Dwellings/yr
70
Houses
400
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just South Coogee). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.