Tamarama flood & bushfire report
Of Tamarama’s 1,074 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tamarama’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Tamarama address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Tamarama
Tamarama sits in the Waverley council area, which recorded 4,830 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,830 total. Figures are for the whole Waverley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Tamarama
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 Tamarama 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 Tamarama
Tamarama is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
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: Public Recreation
School catchments in Tamarama
Tamarama can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tamarama
At the 2021 Census, 32% of Tamarama’s 1,478 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 Tamarama
Waverley council approved 180 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Waverley council area (not just Tamarama). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 14/19 Illawong Avenue, Tamarama NSW 2026
- 19 Tamarama Marine Drive, Tamarama NSW 2026
- 21 Tamarama Street, Tamarama NSW 2026
- 35 Dellview Lane, Tamarama NSW 2026
- 4/6 Silva Street, Tamarama NSW 2026
- 4/7-9 Alexander Street, Tamarama NSW 2026
- 6/31 Carlisle Street, Tamarama NSW 2026
- 7 Farrellys Avenue, Tamarama NSW 2026
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Waverley
Compare Tamarama 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.