Surry Hills flood & bushfire report
Of Surry Hills’s 20,413 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Surry Hills’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Surry Hills
Surry Hills sits in the Sydney council area, which recorded 42,013 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 42,013 total. Figures are for the whole Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Surry Hills
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 Surry Hills 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 Surry Hills
Surry Hills is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Surry Hills
Surry Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Surry Hills
At the 2021 Census, 44.2% of Surry Hills’s 15,828 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 Surry Hills
Sydney council approved 2,312 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sydney council area (not just Surry Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 55 Belmore Lane, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- 60 Sophia Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- 3/22-26 Richards Avenue, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- 1 Whittell Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- 1/382 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- 5010 Alexandria Lane, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- 10 Edgely Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- 39 Collins Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
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.