Blackheath bushfire risk
Of Blackheath’s 4,242 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 54.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Blackheath’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 Blackheath
Flood and bushfire areas across Blackheath. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Blackheath
Blackheath sits in the Blue Mountains council area, which recorded 3,161 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,161 total. Figures are for the whole Blue Mountains council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Blackheath
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 Blackheath 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 Blackheath
Blackheath is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Blackheath
Blackheath can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Blackheath
At the 2021 Census, 21% of Blackheath’s 4,672 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 Blackheath
Blue Mountains council approved 122 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blue Mountains council area (not just Blackheath). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1 Days Crescent, Blackheath NSW 2785
- 32 Shillington Street, Blackheath NSW 2785
- 1 Bennington Street, Blackheath NSW 2785
- 5 Thirroul Avenue, Blackheath NSW 2785
- 10 Second Street, Blackheath NSW 2785
- 22 Evans Lookout Road, Blackheath NSW 2785
- 9-11 Cecil Road, Blackheath NSW 2785
- 34 Mountbatten Street, Blackheath NSW 2785
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.