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%.
Check a specific Surf Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
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.
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.
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.
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:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
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
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 Surf Beach
Eurobodalla council approved 214 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Eurobodalla council area (not just Surf Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 141 Crosby Drive, Surf Beach NSW 2536
- 16 Jerupa Close, Surf Beach NSW 2536
- 1 Sawmill Road, Surf Beach NSW 2536
- 27 Explorers Way, Surf Beach NSW 2536
- 3 Wimbie Street, Surf Beach NSW 2536
- 43 Surf Beach Avenue, Surf Beach NSW 2536
- 5/2 Eric Fenning Drive, Surf Beach NSW 2536
- 571 The Ridge Road, Surf Beach NSW 2536
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Eurobodalla
Compare Surf Beach 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.