Bowen Mountain bushfire risk
Of Bowen Mountain’s 696 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 88.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bowen Mountain’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 Bowen Mountain
Flood and bushfire areas across Bowen Mountain. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bowen Mountain
Bowen Mountain sits in the Hawkesbury council area, which recorded 3,818 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,818 total. Figures are for the whole Hawkesbury council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Bowen Mountain
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 Bowen Mountain 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 Bowen Mountain
Bowen Mountain is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Bowen Mountain
Bowen Mountain can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bowen Mountain
At the 2021 Census, 13.6% of Bowen Mountain’s 1,609 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 Bowen Mountain
Hawkesbury council approved 428 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Bowen Mountain). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12 Red Gum Crescent, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
- 47 Bowen Mountain Road, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
- 18 Maple Street, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
- 20 Bunya Crescent, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
- 96 Lieutenant Bowen Road, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
- 113 Serpentine Lane, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
- 19 Waratah Street, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
- 256 Lieutenant Bowen Drive, Bowen Mountain NSW 2753
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.