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%.

Check a specific Wollongbar address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
11.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,815
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wollongbar

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

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Crime near Wollongbar

Wollongbar sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 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 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.

Houses
$1,150,000+24.86%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$719,000+21.82%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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:

Residential51.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential35.8% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Other5.6% of properties

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

English45.9%
Australian41.7%
Irish13.2%
Scottish13%
German5.3%
Australian Aboriginal4.7%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%
New Zealand1.3%
South Africa0.8%
Chile0.4%
Malaysia0.4%
Germany0.3%

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 198 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

198
Dwellings/yr
140
Houses
58
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Wollongbar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.