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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%.

0%
In a flood area
88.8%
In a bushfire area
696
Mapped properties

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.

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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.

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 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.

Houses
$1,076,000+15.7%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$755,000+16.15%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Other89.1% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Environmental7.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Open space3% of properties

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

Australian46.1%
English40.6%
Irish12.6%
Scottish11.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.9%
German3.8%

Top countries of birth

England4%
New Zealand1.1%
Netherlands0.8%
Philippines0.6%
Ireland0.5%
Sri Lanka0.5%

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.

428
Dwellings/yr
394
Houses
34
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Bowen Mountain). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bowen Mountain address:

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.