South Golden Beach bushfire risk
Of South Golden Beach’s 511 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 35.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, South Golden Beach’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in South Golden Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across South Golden Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near South Golden Beach
South Golden Beach sits in the Byron council area, which recorded 2,939 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,939 total. Figures are for the whole Byron council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in South Golden Beach
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 South Golden Beach 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 Golden Beach
South Golden Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
School catchments in South Golden Beach
South Golden Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in South Golden Beach
At the 2021 Census, 16.8% of South Golden Beach’s 887 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 South Golden Beach
Byron council approved 206 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Byron council area (not just South Golden Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 13 Royal Avenue, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
- 15 Clifford Street, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
- 1/18 Helen Street, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
- 38 Gloria Street, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
- 43 Elizabeth Avenue, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
- 8 Rangal Road, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
- 1 Park Estate, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
- 6 Jack Lane, South Golden Beach NSW 2483
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.