Vaucluse flood risk
Of Vaucluse’s 5,214 mapped properties, 0.4% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Vaucluse’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 Vaucluse
Flood and bushfire areas across Vaucluse. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Vaucluse
Vaucluse sits in the Woollahra council area, which recorded 2,173 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,173 total. Figures are for the whole Woollahra council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Vaucluse
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 Vaucluse 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 Vaucluse
Vaucluse is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Vaucluse
Vaucluse can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Vaucluse
At the 2021 Census, 37.2% of Vaucluse’s 9,510 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 Vaucluse
Woollahra council approved 233 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Woollahra council area (not just Vaucluse). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.