Stanwell Park bushfire risk
Of Stanwell Park’s 749 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 48.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Stanwell Park’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Stanwell Park address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Stanwell Park
Flood and bushfire areas across Stanwell Park. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Stanwell Park
Stanwell Park sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Stanwell Park
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 Stanwell Park 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 Stanwell Park
Stanwell Park is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Stanwell Park
Stanwell Park can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Stanwell Park
At the 2021 Census, 16.1% of Stanwell Park’s 1,532 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 Stanwell Park
Wollongong council approved 1,605 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Stanwell Park). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/11A Lower Coast Road, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
- 11 Kallaroo Avenue, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
- 1A Sheridan Crescent, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
- 23/1A Railway Crescent, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
- 28 Old Coast Road, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
- 3B Seaview Crescent, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
- 7 Hillside Crescent, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
- 8 Cassandra Place, Stanwell Park NSW 2508
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Wollongong
Compare Stanwell Park with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.