Wooloweyah flood & bushfire risk
Of Wooloweyah’s 218 mapped properties, 11% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wooloweyah’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Wooloweyah
Flood and bushfire areas across Wooloweyah. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wooloweyah
Wooloweyah sits in the Clarence Valley council area, which recorded 5,896 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,896 total. Figures are for the whole Clarence Valley council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wooloweyah
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 Wooloweyah 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 Wooloweyah
Wooloweyah is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Wooloweyah
Wooloweyah can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wooloweyah
At the 2021 Census, 12.6% of Wooloweyah’s 419 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 Wooloweyah
Clarence Valley council approved 386 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence Valley council area (not just Wooloweyah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.