Berkshire Park flood & bushfire risk

Of Berkshire Park’s 699 mapped properties, 12.3% are in a mapped flood area and 93.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Berkshire Park’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific Berkshire Park address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

12.3%
Of properties in a flood area
93.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
699
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Berkshire Park

Flood and bushfire areas across Berkshire Park. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Berkshire Park

Berkshire Park sits in the Penrith council area, which recorded 20,357 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 20,357 total. Figures are for the whole Penrith council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Berkshire Park

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,280,000+6.67%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$920,000+5.89%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Berkshire Park 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 Berkshire Park

Berkshire Park is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other95.7% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Special purpose3.3% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Environmental1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Conservation

School catchments in Berkshire Park

Berkshire Park can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Berkshire Park

At the 2021 Census, 20% of Berkshire Park’s 2,149 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian14.5%
Maltese14.2%
English12.5%
Irish2.3%
Scottish2.3%
Italian1.9%

Top countries of birth

Malta3.1%
New Zealand2.3%
China2.1%
Vietnam2.1%
Lebanon1.2%
England0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Berkshire Park

Penrith council approved 1,528 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,528
Dwellings/yr
645
Houses
883
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Penrith council area (not just Berkshire Park). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.