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Warrawong bushfire risk

Of Warrawong’s 3,226 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Warrawong’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
1.1%
In a bushfire area
3,226
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Warrawong

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

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Crime near Warrawong

Warrawong sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 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 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Warrawong

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

Houses
$915,000+5.17%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Warrawong is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential72.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial13.5% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Commercial Core

Residential8.3% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in Warrawong

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

Who lives in Warrawong

At the 2021 Census, 33.2% of Warrawong’s 4,659 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian23.7%
English22.5%
Macedonian10%
Italian8.8%
Irish5.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.9%

Top countries of birth

North Macedonia5.6%
Italy4.2%
England1.5%
New Zealand1.4%
Philippines1.1%
Vietnam1%

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

Development near Warrawong

Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,560
Dwellings/yr
402
Houses
1,158
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Warrawong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Warrawong address:

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.