Blayney flood & bushfire risk

Of Blayney’s 2,437 mapped properties, 3% are in a mapped flood area and 0.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Blayney’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific Blayney address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

3%
Of properties in a flood area
0.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,437
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Blayney

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

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Crime near Blayney

Blayney sits in the Blayney council area, which recorded 369 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 369 total. Figures are for the whole Blayney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Blayney

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

Houses
$690,000+40.39%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

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

Blayney is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential68.5% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Centre / commercial10.7% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

Other8% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Blayney

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

Who lives in Blayney

At the 2021 Census, 5.2% of Blayney’s 3,448 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.8%
English45.2%
Irish13.1%
Scottish10.1%
Australian Aboriginal7.1%
German3.2%

Top countries of birth

England1.8%
New Zealand0.8%
Germany0.3%
Thailand0.3%
Philippines0.2%
Netherlands0.2%

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

Development near Blayney

Blayney council approved 50 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
50
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Blayney council area (not just Blayney). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Blayney

Compare Blayney 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.