Wollongbar bushfire risk
Of Wollongbar’s 1,815 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 11.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wollongbar’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Wollongbar
Flood and bushfire areas across Wollongbar. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wollongbar
Wollongbar sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wollongbar
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 Wollongbar 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 Wollongbar
Wollongbar 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
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
School catchments in Wollongbar
Wollongbar can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wollongbar
At the 2021 Census, 10.9% of Wollongbar’s 3,261 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 Wollongbar
Ballina council approved 189 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Wollongbar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 6 Selkirk Place, Wollongbar NSW 2477
- 10 Queens Park Court, Wollongbar NSW 2477
- 33 Avalon Avenue, Wollongbar NSW 2477
- 2/18 Dalmacia Drive, Wollongbar NSW 2477
- 1/8 Taunton Place, Wollongbar NSW 2477
- 5 Dorset Place, Wollongbar NSW 2477
- 6 Analei Street, Wollongbar NSW 2477
- 5 Hyde Park Road, Wollongbar NSW 2477
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.