Canley Heights bushfire risk
Of Canley Heights’s 4,429 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Canley Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Canley Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Canley Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Canley Heights
Canley Heights sits in the Fairfield council area, which recorded 12,227 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,227 total. Figures are for the whole Fairfield council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Canley Heights
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 Canley Heights 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 Canley Heights
Canley Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
School catchments in Canley Heights
Canley Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Canley Heights
At the 2021 Census, 57.1% of Canley Heights’s 12,320 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 Canley Heights
Fairfield council approved 1,010 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Fairfield council area (not just Canley Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 8 Glenlea Street, Canley Heights NSW 2166
- 2 Claremont Avenue, Canley Heights NSW 2166
- 2 Avon Street, Canley Heights NSW 2166
- 6A Toplica Place, Canley Heights NSW 2166
- 94 Adolphus Street, Canley Heights NSW 2166
- 289A Sackville Street, Canley Heights NSW 2166
- 14A Duke Street, Canley Heights NSW 2166
- 73 Chatham Street, Canley Heights NSW 2166
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.