Waterfall bushfire risk
Of Waterfall’s 245 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 75.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Waterfall’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Waterfall address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Waterfall
Flood and bushfire areas across Waterfall. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Waterfall
Waterfall sits in the Sutherland council area, which recorded 10,806 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,806 total. Figures are for the whole Sutherland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Waterfall
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 Waterfall 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 Waterfall
Waterfall is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Waterfall
Waterfall can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Waterfall
At the 2021 Census, 12.8% of Waterfall’s 522 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 Waterfall
Sutherland council approved 1,317 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sutherland council area (not just Waterfall). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 16 Bundarra Street, Waterfall NSW 2233
- 1907 Princes Highway, Waterfall NSW 2233
- 1 Kooraban Street, Waterfall NSW 2233
- 20 Warabin Street, Waterfall NSW 2233
- 23 Tharawal Lane, Waterfall NSW 2233
- 57-59 Eckersley Road, Waterfall NSW 2233
- 5B Darangan Close, Waterfall NSW 2233
- 6R Yanagang Street, Waterfall NSW 2233
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Sutherland
Compare Waterfall 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.