Waterloo flood & bushfire report
Of Waterloo’s 15,508 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Waterloo’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Waterloo address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Waterloo
Waterloo sits in the Sydney council area, which recorded 42,013 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 42,013 total. Figures are for the whole Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Waterloo
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 Waterloo 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 Waterloo
Waterloo is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Waterloo
Waterloo can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Waterloo
At the 2021 Census, 54.2% of Waterloo’s 16,379 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 Waterloo
Sydney council approved 1,694 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sydney council area (not just Waterloo). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 103/20 O'Dea Avenue, Waterloo NSW 2017
- 1/13-15 Hawksley Street, Waterloo NSW 2017
- 1601/3 Phillip Street, Waterloo NSW 2017
- 305/9 Archibald Avenue, Waterloo NSW 2017
- 44 Lenton Parade, Waterloo NSW 2017
- 58/217 Cope Street, Waterloo NSW 2017
- 6/1 Thread Lane, Waterloo NSW 2017
- 70/13 Potter Street, Waterloo NSW 2017
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Sydney
Compare Waterloo 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.