Barden Ridge flood & bushfire risk
Of Barden Ridge’s 1,724 mapped properties, 0.3% are in a mapped flood area and 43% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Barden Ridge’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Barden Ridge
Flood and bushfire areas across Barden Ridge. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Barden Ridge
Barden Ridge sits in the Sutherland council area, which recorded 10,806 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,806 total. Figures are for the whole Sutherland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Barden Ridge
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 Barden Ridge 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 Barden Ridge
Barden Ridge is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Barden Ridge
Barden Ridge can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Barden Ridge
At the 2021 Census, 15.5% of Barden Ridge’s 4,129 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 Barden Ridge
Sutherland council approved 1,314 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sutherland council area (not just Barden Ridge). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Bonner Place, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
- 7 Tunks Place, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
- 3 Dalrymple Place, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
- 5 Mort Close, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
- 12 Underwood Place, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
- 15 Caley Place, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
- 6 Edwards Place, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
- 13 Landor Road, Barden Ridge NSW 2234
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.