Tarrawanna bushfire risk
Of Tarrawanna’s 1,170 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 13.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tarrawanna’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Tarrawanna
Flood and bushfire areas across Tarrawanna. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Tarrawanna
Tarrawanna sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Tarrawanna
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 Tarrawanna 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 Tarrawanna
Tarrawanna is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Tarrawanna
Tarrawanna can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tarrawanna
At the 2021 Census, 20.9% of Tarrawanna’s 2,184 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 Tarrawanna
Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Tarrawanna). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2/33 Meadow Street, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
- 13 Hawthorn Street, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
- 22 Bertram Close, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
- 40 Bellambi Street, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
- 68/4 Paynes Lane, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
- 6 Crowther Place, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
- 13/2 Foothills Road, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
- 23 Charles Road, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
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.