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Flood Information

Flood information will include the following, if it is available:

  • Previously recorded flood levels
  • Flood levels and flood velocities from Council's current Flood Studies and Floodplain Risk Management Studies and Plans, for a range of events
  • Flood Risk Precinct and Flood Hazard maps
  • Overland flooding and mainstream flooding map.

Check before you apply

Please check if we have flood information for your property before you apply.

Council does not have flood information for every property. This could be because:

  • We do not have a catchment-wide flood study
  • Some properties are outside the area covered by our flood model
  • Past flooding may have been recorded in an area, but the flood levels were undetermined or could not be validated because a flood study was not available.

To check if there is flood information available for your property:

  • Use our online flood information map. You will need to zoom in to see flood information. Areas where flood information is available are shown with green hatching; or
  • Phone Council on (02) 4227 7111. We can confirm if flood information is available for your property before you apply. Please note that we can't give you specific flood information for a property over the phone.

How information will be provided

A letter will be sent to you approximately 10 working days after you apply for flood information.

If flood information is available for your property, you will receive a Flood Information Advice letter, similar to our Sample Flood Information Advice letter PDF, 563.61 KB. The information in this letter can vary depending on what information is available.

If flood information is not available for your property, you will receive a generic letter advising that flood information is not available. This will be similar to our Sample Generic Flood Information letter PDF, 162.3 KB.

How to apply

Before you can apply, you need to log in or register in our Online Services system.

Once you are logged in, select Lodge an Application, then Certificates.

Log in to Online Services

 

Once you lodge a flood information application, the application fee cannot be refunded.

Fees

Parent HierarchyArea Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Parent HierarchyStormwater Services | Floodplain And Drainage Information Fee NameCopies of available Flood Studies and Floodplain Management Studies – cost per study GSTN Fee incl. GST$188.00
Parent HierarchyStormwater Services | Floodplain And Drainage Information Fee NameSupply of Councils flood models (per model) for available catchments. The supply of these models will be subject to a digital data licence agreement. GSTN Fee incl. GST$2,485.00
Parent HierarchyStormwater Services | Floodplain And Drainage Information Fee NameSupply of Site Specific Flood Information GSTN Fee incl. GST$105.00

Other flood information

You can find out if Council has identified your property as flood affected by getting a 10.7 (parts 2 and 5) Planning Certificate. See the Planning Certificate page for details.

Visit our Floods and Stormwater page to find general information about floodplain management in Wollongong.

Some flood-related information can be viewed using Council's online maps:

You can also download Council's flood data, including reports, model results and input files from the NSW Flood Data Portal.