Chatswood West bushfire risk
Of Chatswood West’s 653 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 47.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Chatswood West’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 Chatswood West
Flood and bushfire areas across Chatswood West. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Chatswood West
Chatswood West 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 West
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 West 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 West
Chatswood West is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Chatswood West
Chatswood West can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Chatswood West
At the 2021 Census, 43.1% of Chatswood West’s 1,521 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 West
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 West). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 19 Hawthorne Avenue, Chatswood West NSW 2067
- 12 The Fairway, Chatswood West NSW 2067
- 16 Range Street, Chatswood West NSW 2067
- 2 Dulwich Road, Chatswood West NSW 2067
- 23 Bellevue Street, Chatswood West NSW 2067
- 80 Lady Game Drive, Chatswood West NSW 2067
- 54 Millwood Avenue, Chatswood West NSW 2067
- 95 Quebec Road, Chatswood West 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.