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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
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
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 Woronora Heights
Sutherland council approved 1,314 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sutherland council area (not just Woronora Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 350R Woronora River Frontage, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
- 3 Mannikin Drive, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
- 41R-45 The Crescent, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
- 3 Piron Place, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
- 8 Quarrion Place, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
- 1 Honeyeater Place, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
- 7 Oriole Street, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
- 21 Weaver Place, Woronora Heights NSW 2233
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.