Tongarra bushfire risk
Of Tongarra’s 78 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Tongarra’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Tongarra
Flood and bushfire areas across Tongarra. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Tongarra
Tongarra sits in the Shellharbour council area, which recorded 5,187 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,187 total. Figures are for the whole Shellharbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Tongarra
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 Tongarra 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 Tongarra
Tongarra is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Tongarra
Tongarra can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Tongarra
At the 2021 Census, 10.6% of Tongarra’s 141 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 Tongarra
Shellharbour council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Tongarra). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 278 Green Mountain Road, Tongarra NSW 2527
- 25 Lakeview Road, Tongarra NSW 2527
- 39 North Macquarie Road, Tongarra NSW 2527
- 119 Mellows Road, Tongarra NSW 2527
- 158 Tongarra Mine Road, Tongarra NSW 2527
- 198-210 Tongarra Lane, Tongarra NSW 2527
- 3016 Tongarra Road, Tongarra NSW 2527
- 2806 Illawarra Highway, Tongarra NSW 2527
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.