Chippendale flood & bushfire report
Of Chippendale’s 7,498 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Chippendale’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Chippendale
Chippendale sits in the Sydney council area, which recorded 42,013 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 42,013 total. Figures are for the whole Sydney council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Chippendale
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 Chippendale 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 Chippendale
Chippendale is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Chippendale
Chippendale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Chippendale
At the 2021 Census, 61.7% of Chippendale’s 7,803 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 Chippendale
Sydney council approved 2,312 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sydney council area (not just Chippendale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/23 Myrtle Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
- 6-10 Little Regent Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
- 8 Daniels Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
- 1/160 Broadway, Chippendale NSW 2008
- 1 Shepherd Lane, Chippendale NSW 2008
- 5/39-49 Dangar Place, Chippendale NSW 2008
- 16A Kensington Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
- 47 Shepherd Street, Chippendale NSW 2008
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.