Warilla flood & bushfire report
Of Warilla’s 4,113 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Warilla’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Warilla address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Warilla
Warilla 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 Warilla
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 Warilla 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 Warilla
Warilla 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
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
School catchments in Warilla
Warilla can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Warilla
At the 2021 Census, 16.2% of Warilla’s 6,226 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 Warilla
Shellharbour council approved 856 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Warilla). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Shellharbour
Compare Warilla with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.