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Earlwood property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Earlwood, NSW (8,575 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Earlwood

Earlwood is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential68.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential16.9% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial8.6% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Earlwood

Earlwood can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Earlwood

Earlwood sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 18,410 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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506
Break-ins
515
Vehicle theft
2,326
Other theft
1,268
Property damage
1,631
Fraud
208
Handling stolen goods
2,435
Assault
488
Sexual offences
56
Robbery
1,779
Other against the person
4
Homicide
7,194
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,410 total. Figures are for the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Earlwood

At the 2021 Census, 34.7% of Earlwood’s 18,053 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Greek22.3%
Australian16.9%
English14.9%
Italian9%
Lebanese7.8%
Chinese7.6%

Top countries of birth

Greece7.4%
China3%
Vietnam2.4%
Lebanon2.4%
Italy2.2%
England1.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Earlwood

Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,645 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,645
Dwellings/yr
605
Houses
1,040
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Earlwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Earlwood address:

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.