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Woronora Heights flood & bushfire risk

Of Woronora Heights’s 930 mapped properties, 0.1% are in a mapped flood area and 62.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Woronora Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0.1%
In a flood area
62.5%
In a bushfire area
930
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Woronora Heights

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

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Crime near Woronora Heights

Woronora Heights sits in the Sutherland council area, which recorded 10,806 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 10,806 total. Figures are for the whole Sutherland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Woronora Heights

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

Houses
$1,565,000+6.83%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,036,000+14.19%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Woronora Heights is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental93.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Residential2.9% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

Environmental2.5% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Woronora Heights

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

Who lives in Woronora Heights

At the 2021 Census, 14% of Woronora Heights’s 2,781 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.4%
English41.2%
Irish14%
Scottish10.8%
Italian4.2%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%
New Zealand1.4%
South Africa0.6%
Malaysia0.5%
Germany0.4%
Italy0.4%

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

Development near Woronora Heights

Sutherland council approved 1,314 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,314
Dwellings/yr
215
Houses
1,099
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sutherland council area (not just Woronora Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Woronora Heights 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.