Balmain East flood & bushfire report
Of Balmain East’s 1,262 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Balmain East’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Balmain East address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Balmain East
Balmain East sits in the Inner West council area, which recorded 11,721 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,721 total. Figures are for the whole Inner West council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Balmain East
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 Balmain East 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).
Zoning in Balmain East
Balmain East is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Balmain East
Balmain East can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Balmain East
At the 2021 Census, 27.9% of Balmain East’s 1,900 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 Balmain East
Inner West council approved 901 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Inner West council area (not just Balmain East). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Broadside Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
- 136 Darling Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
- 18-20 Union Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
- 1 Killeen Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
- 2/14 Clifton Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
- 4/22 Paul Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
- 5/24A Pearson Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
- 6/17 Johnston Street, Balmain East NSW 2041
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Inner West
Compare Balmain East with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.