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Kurnell NSW: property data & flags

Suburb-level context for Kurnell 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: Kurnell vs NSW

Break-ins to homes39.6NSW 212.3Car theft0NSW 171.2Theft from cars197.8NSW 295.4Theft from homes0NSW 196.2Malicious property damage830.7NSW 553.8
Incidents per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months. Coloured bar: Kurnell (red = above the NSW average, green = below). Grey bar: NSW average.
Break-ins to homes39.6 incidents per 100,000 residents · 81% below the NSW rate (212.3) · higher than 10% of NSW suburbs
Car theft0 incidents per 100,000 residents · 100% below the NSW rate (171.2) · higher than 0% of NSW suburbs
Theft from cars197.8 incidents per 100,000 residents · 33% below the NSW rate (295.4) · higher than 42% of NSW suburbs
Theft from homes0 incidents per 100,000 residents · 100% below the NSW rate (196.2) · higher than 0% of NSW suburbs
Malicious property damage830.7 incidents per 100,000 residents · 50% above the NSW rate (553.8) · higher than 79% of NSW suburbs

Property offences only, per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months (Apr 2025Mar 2026). Population 2,528 (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 Kurnell, last 12 months

24 development applications lodged for Kurnell addresses between 2025-08-26 and 2026-08-26, with a combined stated cost of $48.4 million and 6 new dwellings proposed.

Largest by stated cost:

160-166 CAPTAIN COOK DRIVE KURNELL 2231$17,823,979.8 · Erection of a new structure, Heavy Industrial Storage Establishment · Determined
69-83 SIR JOSEPH BANKS DRIVE KURNELL 2231$10,780,000 · Erection of a new structure, Animal care premises · Determined
260B CAPTAIN COOK DRIVE KURNELL 2231$8,758,760 · Subdivision · Rejected

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's coming to Kurnell

The ABS area covering Kurnell (Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena) is projected to go from 24,546 residents (2021) to 26,307 by 2041, a change of +7.2%, passing 25,897 by 2031.

Population figures are projections (DPHI 2024 NSW Population Projections (2022–2041 series)) for the ABS statistical area, not a guarantee. Project lists: School Infrastructure NSW and Health Infrastructure / Homes NSW public project pages (snapshot 2026-07-26); a "Planning" status is not a commitment: projects change, slip and get cancelled. The paid address report adds state-budget projects and growth area checks around the specific address.

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 Kurnell

Is Kurnell safe?

There is no single answer to that for any suburb, but the official numbers say this: across 5 property crime categories, Kurnell 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 Kurnell 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 Kurnell growing?

The ABS area covering Kurnell (Cronulla - Kurnell - Bundeena) is projected to go from 24,546 residents in 2021 to 26,307 by 2041, a change of +7.2%. Projections are planning inputs, not guarantees.

What does a property report for Kurnell 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

Bundeena · Burraneer · Cronulla · Grays Point · Kareela · Kirrawee · Loftus · Sutherland

Suburbs sharing or adjoining postcode 2231; each page carries the same official crime and growth data as this one.