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St Georges Basin flood & bushfire risk

Of St Georges Basin’s 2,259 mapped properties, 4.9% are in a mapped flood area and 30.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, St Georges Basin’s flood exposure is in line with the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

4.9%
In a flood area
30.5%
In a bushfire area
2,259
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in St Georges Basin

Flood and bushfire areas across St Georges Basin. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near St Georges Basin

St Georges Basin sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 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 8,139 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in St Georges Basin

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

Houses
$866,000+1.88%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$755,000+25.83%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so St Georges Basin 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 St Georges Basin

St Georges Basin is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential54.4% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial16.9% of properties

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

Zone: Mixed Use

Other10.4% of properties

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

Zone: Tourist

School catchments in St Georges Basin

St Georges Basin can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in St Georges Basin

At the 2021 Census, 14.2% of St Georges Basin’s 3,215 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.3%
Australian40.3%
Scottish11.4%
Irish11.2%
Australian Aboriginal6.6%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England5.5%
New Zealand1.2%
Germany0.9%
Netherlands0.5%
Scotland0.5%
China0.3%

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

Development near St Georges Basin

Shoalhaven council approved 863 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

863
Dwellings/yr
483
Houses
380
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just St Georges Basin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific St Georges Basin 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.