Willoughby flood & bushfire report
Of Willoughby’s 4,696 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Willoughby’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Willoughby
Willoughby sits in the Willoughby council area, which recorded 4,745 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,745 total. Figures are for the whole Willoughby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Willoughby
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 Willoughby 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 Willoughby
Willoughby is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Willoughby
Willoughby can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Willoughby
At the 2021 Census, 34.7% of Willoughby’s 7,124 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 Willoughby
Willoughby council approved 174 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Willoughby council area (not just Willoughby). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.