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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%.

0.9%
In a flood area
99.1%
In a bushfire area
113
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Canoelands

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

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Crime near Canoelands

Canoelands sits in the Hornsby council area, which recorded 5,312 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 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:

Other52.6% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental41.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

Open space2.6% of properties

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

Australian45.8%
English39%
Irish9%
Scottish9%
Lebanese5.6%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England5.1%
Lebanon2.8%
New Zealand2.3%
South Africa1.7%

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.

411
Dwellings/yr
207
Houses
204
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hornsby council area (not just Canoelands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Canoelands 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.