Chester Hill flood & bushfire report
Of Chester Hill’s 6,550 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Chester Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Chester Hill
Chester Hill sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 21,749 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,749 total. Figures are for the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Chester Hill
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 Chester Hill 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 Chester Hill
Chester Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Chester Hill
Chester Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Chester Hill
At the 2021 Census, 42.7% of Chester Hill’s 14,007 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 Chester Hill
Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,650 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Chester Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 5 Lodge Place, Chester Hill NSW 2162
- 25/17 Campbell Hill Road, Chester Hill NSW 2162
- 166 Virgil Avenue, Chester Hill NSW 2162
- 12 Ashton Avenue, Chester Hill NSW 2162
- 16 Patricia Street, Chester Hill NSW 2162
- 10 Mcphee Street, Chester Hill NSW 2162
- 1/9 Burrows Avenue, Chester Hill NSW 2162
- 4/19 Kenward Avenue, Chester Hill NSW 2162
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.