Wrights Beach flood & bushfire risk
Of Wrights Beach’s 175 mapped properties, 1.7% are in a mapped flood area and 91.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wrights Beach’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 Wrights Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Wrights Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wrights Beach
Wrights Beach sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,139 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wrights Beach
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 Wrights Beach 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 Wrights Beach
Wrights Beach is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourist
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Wrights Beach
Wrights Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wrights Beach
At the 2021 Census, 10.9% of Wrights Beach’s 137 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 Wrights Beach
Shoalhaven council approved 863 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Wrights Beach). 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.