Canoelands flood & bushfire risk
Of Canoelands’s 113 mapped properties, 0.9% are in a mapped flood area and 99.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Canoelands’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 Canoelands
Flood and bushfire areas across Canoelands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Canoelands
Canoelands sits in the Hornsby council area, which recorded 5,312 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,312 total. Figures are for the whole Hornsby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Canoelands
Canoelands is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Canoelands
Canoelands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Canoelands
At the 2021 Census, 19.8% of Canoelands’s 177 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 Canoelands
Hornsby council approved 411 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hornsby council area (not just Canoelands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.