Carlton flood risk

Of Carlton’s 6,781 mapped properties, 28.9% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Carlton’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

28.9%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
6,781
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Carlton

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

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Crime near Carlton

Carlton sits in the Georges River council area, which recorded 9,639 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 9,639 total. Figures are for the whole Georges River council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Carlton

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,725,000+0.28%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$838,000+4.75%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Carlton 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 Carlton

Carlton is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential49.2% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential28.6% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial12.6% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Carlton

Carlton can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Carlton

At the 2021 Census, 50.1% of Carlton’s 10,631 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese21.9%
Australian12.5%
English12.3%
Greek8.5%
Macedonian5.7%
Lebanese4.4%

Top countries of birth

China11.3%
Nepal5.5%
North Macedonia3%
Philippines2.9%
Greece2.4%
Hong Kong2.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Carlton

Georges River council approved 852 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

852
Dwellings/yr
215
Houses
637
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Georges River council area (not just Carlton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.