Watsons Bay flood risk
Of Watsons Bay’s 538 mapped properties, 8.6% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Watsons Bay’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Watsons Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Watsons Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Watsons Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Watsons Bay
Watsons Bay sits in the Woollahra council area, which recorded 2,173 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,173 total. Figures are for the whole Woollahra council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Watsons Bay
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 Watsons Bay 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 Watsons Bay
Watsons Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Watsons Bay
Watsons Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Watsons Bay
At the 2021 Census, 25.7% of Watsons Bay’s 883 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 Watsons Bay
Woollahra council approved 237 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Woollahra council area (not just Watsons Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/2C Salisbury Street, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
- 12 Pacific Street, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
- 188 Hopetoun Avenue, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
- 2 Gap Bluff Road, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
- 54 Derby Street, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
- 5 Dunbar Street, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
- 61 Sirius Road, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
- 8/290 Old South Head Road, Watsons Bay NSW 2030
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Woollahra
Compare Watsons Bay 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.