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Stanwell Tops bushfire risk

Of Stanwell Tops’s 222 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 99.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Stanwell Tops’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
99.5%
In a bushfire area
222
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Stanwell Tops

Flood and bushfire areas across Stanwell Tops. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Stanwell Tops

Stanwell Tops sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 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 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 Tops

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

Houses
$1,415,000+4.81%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Stanwell Tops 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 Tops

Stanwell Tops is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential79.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental12.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Environmental6.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Stanwell Tops

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

Who lives in Stanwell Tops

At the 2021 Census, 10.8% of Stanwell Tops’s 517 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.8%
English45.6%
Irish13.2%
Scottish10.8%
German5.2%
Italian5%

Top countries of birth

England4.3%
Canada1%
Germany0.8%
Ireland0.8%

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

Development near Stanwell Tops

Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,560
Dwellings/yr
402
Houses
1,158
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Stanwell Tops). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Stanwell Tops 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.