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Harrington NSW: property data & flags

Suburb-level context for Harrington from official sources, and the address-level red, yellow and green flags we check before you make an offer or sign a lease.

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Property crime: Harrington vs NSW

Break-ins to homes295.8NSW 212.3Car theft88.7NSW 171.2Theft from cars147.9NSW 295.4Theft from homes59.2NSW 196.2Malicious property damage325.3NSW 553.8
Incidents per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months. Coloured bar: Harrington (red = above the NSW average, green = below). Grey bar: NSW average.
Break-ins to homes295.8 incidents per 100,000 residents · 39% above the NSW rate (212.3) · higher than 77% of NSW suburbs
Car theft88.7 incidents per 100,000 residents · 48% below the NSW rate (171.2) · higher than 34% of NSW suburbs
Theft from cars147.9 incidents per 100,000 residents · 50% below the NSW rate (295.4) · higher than 30% of NSW suburbs
Theft from homes59.2 incidents per 100,000 residents · 70% below the NSW rate (196.2) · higher than 19% of NSW suburbs
Malicious property damage325.3 incidents per 100,000 residents · 41% below the NSW rate (553.8) · higher than 37% of NSW suburbs

Property offences only, per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months (Apr 2025Mar 2026). Population 3,381 (2021 Census). Percentile computed across the 945 NSW suburbs with 2,000+ residents. Suburb-wide figures, not any one street. Violent-crime categories are deliberately not shown. Data sourced from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0), snapshot 2026-07-24.

Development applications in Harrington, last 12 months

38 development applications lodged for Harrington addresses between 2025-08-26 and 2026-08-26, with a combined stated cost of $10.0 million and 20 new dwellings proposed.

Largest by stated cost:

13 BEACH STREET HARRINGTON 2427$4,602,071 · Demolition, Shop top housing · Determined
5 DUROBY STREET HARRINGTON 2427$850,000 · Dual occupancy, Erection of a new structure · Determined
14 LAZZARINI DRIVE HARRINGTON 2427$610,554 · Dwelling house, Erection of a new structure · Determined

Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA data (public record), applications by lodgement date, snapshot 2026-08-26. Costs are applicant-stated estimates. The paid address report checks applications around a specific address, not just this suburb-wide list.

What we check at the address level

Suburb averages can't tell you about one specific property. The full PropertyFlags report checks the address itself against official government layers (flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, development applications nearby, EPA contamination records, defect orders, aircraft and road noise, school catchments and more) and turns them into red, yellow and green flags with the questions to ask the real estate agent.

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Common questions about Harrington

Is Harrington safe?

There is no single answer to that for any suburb, but the official numbers say this: across 5 property crime categories, Harrington sits above the NSW average in 1 and below it in 4, on BOCSAR figures for Apr 2025 to Mar 2026. These are rates for the whole suburb, not any one street, and safety also depends on things no crime table shows. The table above lists each category against the NSW rate.

Is Harrington flood prone?

A suburb page cannot honestly answer that: flood planning areas are mapped lot by lot, and two houses on the same street can differ. The free PropertyFlags check looks up the actual address against the NSW flood planning layer, along with bushfire, contamination and other hazard maps.

Is Harrington growing?

No population projection matches Harrington exactly in the DPHI dataset we carry, so we do not print one. The paid address report checks growth area boundaries and the development pipeline around the specific address.

What does a property report for Harrington include?

For one address: flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, EPA contamination records, serious defect orders, development applications within 500 m, aircraft, rail and road noise, school catchments, winter sun and more, each finding named with the government register it came from, as red, yellow and green flags.

Nearby suburbs

Forster · Tuncurry

Suburbs sharing or adjoining postcode 2427; each page carries the same official crime and growth data as this one.