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%.
Where the hazards are in Wahroonga
Flood and bushfire areas across Wahroonga. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
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.
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.
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:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
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
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 Wahroonga
Ku-ring-gai council approved 520 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ku-ring-gai council area (not just Wahroonga). 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.