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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%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
1,074
Mapped properties

Crime near Tamarama

Tamarama sits in the Waverley council area, which recorded 4,830 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 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.

Houses
$5,400,000+3.75%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,685,000+1.35%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Residential83.8% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential16% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space0.2% of properties

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

English34.4%
Australian29.8%
Irish11.9%
Scottish9.7%
Italian5.7%
German4.9%

Top countries of birth

England7.8%
New Zealand2.6%
South Africa2.4%
United States2.2%
Canada1.2%
Brazil1.1%

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 171 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

171
Dwellings/yr
25
Houses
146
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Waverley council area (not just Tamarama). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tamarama 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.