Wahroonga bushfire risk

Of Wahroonga’s 8,650 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 15.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wahroonga’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific Wahroonga address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
15.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
8,650
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wahroonga

Flood and bushfire areas across Wahroonga. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Wahroonga

Wahroonga sits in the Ku-ring-gai council area, which recorded 2,258 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 2,258 total. Figures are for the whole Ku-ring-gai council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Wahroonga

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$2,400,000-2.12%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$1,263,000+12.27%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Wahroonga 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 Wahroonga

Wahroonga is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential58.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential20.2% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: High Density Residential

Environmental9.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

School catchments in Wahroonga

Wahroonga can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Wahroonga

At the 2021 Census, 38.5% of Wahroonga’s 17,853 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English31.4%
Australian25.3%
Chinese17.1%
Scottish9.9%
Irish9.5%
Indian4.6%

Top countries of birth

China8.2%
England4.9%
India2.9%
South Africa2.6%
Hong Kong1.9%
New Zealand1.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Wahroonga

Ku-ring-gai council approved 910 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

910
Dwellings/yr
233
Houses
677
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ku-ring-gai council area (not just Wahroonga). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.