Flood Risk in North Bondi, NSW: 2026 Assessment

North Bondi, located in New South Wales, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across New South Wales.

Several properties in North Bondi are located in areas identified as being at risk of flooding during extreme rainfall events. Council has undertaken studies to model flood behaviour and identify mitigation measures.

North Bondi faces a moderate risk of flooding, primarily from heavy rainfall events and coastal inundation. The area's proximity to the coast and low-lying areas contribute to this risk.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

North Bondi sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 5.5% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 74.3% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in North Bondi.

North Bondi (postcode 2026) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (13.7% of land in high-risk zones), coastal inundation (10.9% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (5.5% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across North Bondi — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.