Woolloomooloo flood & bushfire report
Of Woolloomooloo’s 5,278 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Woolloomooloo’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Woolloomooloo
Woolloomooloo sits in the Sydney council area, which recorded 42,013 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 42,013 total. Figures are for the whole Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Woolloomooloo
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 Woolloomooloo 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 Woolloomooloo
Woolloomooloo is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Woolloomooloo
Woolloomooloo can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Woolloomooloo
At the 2021 Census, 39.1% of Woolloomooloo’s 3,792 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 Woolloomooloo
Sydney council approved 2,312 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sydney council area (not just Woolloomooloo). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2 Windeyer Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
- 609/1 Boomerang Place, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
- 3 Junction Lane, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
- 5 Kidmans Terrace, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
- 8 Turner Lane, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
- 36 Charles Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
- 6 Broughton Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
- 70 Nicholson Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
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.