Sunshine Bay bushfire risk
Of Sunshine Bay’s 1,381 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 31.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sunshine Bay’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 Sunshine Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Sunshine Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sunshine Bay
Sunshine Bay sits in the Eurobodalla council area, which recorded 2,808 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,808 total. Figures are for the whole Eurobodalla council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Sunshine Bay
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 Sunshine Bay 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 Sunshine Bay
Sunshine Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Sunshine Bay
Sunshine Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sunshine Bay
At the 2021 Census, 17.7% of Sunshine Bay’s 1,439 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 Sunshine Bay
Eurobodalla council approved 209 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Eurobodalla council area (not just Sunshine Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 47/414 Beach Road, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
- 8 Mawson Place, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
- 3 Stuart Place, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
- 17 Poole Place, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
- 8 Eyre Place, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
- 8 Blaxland Court, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
- 29 Thomas Mitchell Crescent, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
- 11 John Forrest Place, Sunshine Bay NSW 2536
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.