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Windang bushfire risk

Of Windang’s 2,045 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 14.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Windang’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
14.6%
In a bushfire area
2,045
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Windang

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

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Crime near Windang

Windang sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 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 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Windang

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

Houses
$984,000+8.1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$740,000+12.12%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Windang is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential48.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space39.9% of properties

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

Zone: Private Recreation

Other6.7% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Tourist

School catchments in Windang

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

Who lives in Windang

At the 2021 Census, 13.1% of Windang’s 2,610 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.1%
Australian39.3%
Irish11.8%
Scottish9.1%
Australian Aboriginal4.7%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
New Zealand1%
Italy0.8%
Germany0.7%
Scotland0.6%
Wales0.6%

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

Development near Windang

Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,560
Dwellings/yr
402
Houses
1,158
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Windang). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Windang 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.