Botany bushfire report
Of Botany’s 8,996 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Botany’s bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Botany
Botany sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 8,028 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,028 total. Figures are for the whole Randwick council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Botany
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 Botany 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).
School catchments in Botany
Botany can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Botany
At the 2021 Census, 32.5% of Botany’s 12,960 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 Botany
Randwick council approved 446 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just Botany). 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.