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Wheeler Heights bushfire risk

Of Wheeler Heights’s 1,153 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 5.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wheeler Heights’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
5.8%
In a bushfire area
1,153
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wheeler Heights

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

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Crime near Wheeler Heights

Wheeler Heights sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 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 7,760 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Wheeler Heights

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

Houses
$3,100,000+11.71%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,350,000+8%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Wheeler Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential93.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential6.4% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

Open space0.3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Wheeler Heights

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

Who lives in Wheeler Heights

At the 2021 Census, 22.7% of Wheeler Heights’s 3,232 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.2%
Australian37%
Irish12.4%
Scottish10.5%
Italian5.8%
German4.9%

Top countries of birth

England7.7%
New Zealand2%
South Africa0.9%
United States0.8%
Netherlands0.7%
Ireland0.7%

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

Development near Wheeler Heights

Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

560
Dwellings/yr
342
Houses
218
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just Wheeler Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wheeler Heights 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.