Cranebrook flood & bushfire risk
Of Cranebrook’s 6,653 mapped properties, 0.7% are in a mapped flood area and 12.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Cranebrook’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Cranebrook address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Cranebrook
Flood and bushfire areas across Cranebrook. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Cranebrook
Cranebrook sits in the Penrith council area, which recorded 20,357 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 20,357 total. Figures are for the whole Penrith council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Cranebrook
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 Cranebrook 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 Cranebrook
Cranebrook is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Cranebrook
Cranebrook can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Cranebrook
At the 2021 Census, 15.1% of Cranebrook’s 15,779 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 Cranebrook
Penrith council approved 1,528 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Penrith council area (not just Cranebrook). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Penrith
Compare Cranebrook with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.