Chatswood bushfire risk
Of Chatswood’s 19,921 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Chatswood’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 Chatswood
Flood and bushfire areas across Chatswood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Chatswood
Chatswood sits in the Willoughby council area, which recorded 4,745 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,745 total. Figures are for the whole Willoughby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Chatswood
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 Chatswood 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 Chatswood
Chatswood is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Commercial Core
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Chatswood
Chatswood can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Chatswood
At the 2021 Census, 62% of Chatswood’s 25,553 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 Chatswood
Willoughby council approved 174 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Willoughby council area (not just Chatswood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2/25 View Street, Chatswood NSW 2067
- 16 Havilah Street, Chatswood NSW 2067
- 20 Anglo Street, Chatswood NSW 2067
- 9 Dardanelles Road, Chatswood NSW 2067
- 35 De Villiers Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067
- 3/33 Lower Gibbes Street, Chatswood NSW 2067
- 2/1 Critchett Road, Chatswood NSW 2067
- 12 Tulip Street, Chatswood NSW 2067
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.