Bass Hill bushfire risk
Of Bass Hill’s 4,386 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 7.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bass Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Bass Hill
Flood and bushfire areas across Bass Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bass Hill
Bass Hill sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 21,749 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,749 total. Figures are for the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Bass Hill
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 Bass Hill 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 Bass Hill
Bass Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Bass Hill
Bass Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bass Hill
At the 2021 Census, 35.2% of Bass Hill’s 10,230 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 Bass Hill
Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,650 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Bass Hill). 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.