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Surf Beach bushfire risk

Of Surf Beach’s 1,789 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 30.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Surf Beach’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
30.1%
In a bushfire area
1,789
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Surf Beach

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

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Crime near Surf Beach

Surf Beach sits in the Eurobodalla council area, which recorded 2,808 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 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 Surf Beach

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

Houses
$795,000-1.91%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$610,000+29.79%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Surf 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 Surf Beach

Surf Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential69.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential17.4% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Rural residential9.8% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Surf Beach

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

Who lives in Surf Beach

At the 2021 Census, 15.9% of Surf Beach’s 1,934 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.7%
Australian35.2%
Scottish11.1%
Irish10%
Australian Aboriginal6.7%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
New Zealand2.1%
India0.9%
Philippines0.9%
Italy0.8%
Germany0.6%

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

Development near Surf Beach

Eurobodalla council approved 209 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

209
Dwellings/yr
153
Houses
56
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Eurobodalla council area (not just Surf Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Surf Beach 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.