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Willoughby East flood & bushfire report

Of Willoughby East’s 659 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Willoughby East’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
0%
In a bushfire area
659
Mapped properties

Crime near Willoughby East

Willoughby East sits in the Willoughby council area, which recorded 4,745 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 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 East

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

Houses
$4,318,000+12.45%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$2,220,000+56.06%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Willoughby East 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 East

Willoughby East is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential97.4% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Special purpose2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Open space0.6% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Willoughby East

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

Who lives in Willoughby East

At the 2021 Census, 25.9% of Willoughby East’s 1,864 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English34.5%
Australian33%
Irish13.4%
Chinese12.5%
Scottish10.6%
Italian5.1%

Top countries of birth

England3.7%
China2.7%
New Zealand2.4%
Hong Kong2%
South Africa1.2%
Malaysia1.1%

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

Development near Willoughby East

Willoughby council approved 174 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

174
Dwellings/yr
74
Houses
100
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Willoughby council area (not just Willoughby East). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Willoughby East 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.