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East Lindfield bushfire risk

Of East Lindfield’s 1,371 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 33.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, East Lindfield’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
33.9%
In a bushfire area
1,371
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in East Lindfield

Flood and bushfire areas across East Lindfield. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near East Lindfield

East Lindfield sits in the Ku-ring-gai council area, which recorded 2,258 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,258 total. Figures are for the whole Ku-ring-gai council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in East Lindfield

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$4,236,000-2.17%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,230,000+11.82%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so East Lindfield 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 East Lindfield

East Lindfield is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential78.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental19.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Open space0.8% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in East Lindfield

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

Who lives in East Lindfield

At the 2021 Census, 40% of East Lindfield’s 3,710 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English30.5%
Chinese30.4%
Australian23.6%
Irish9.2%
Scottish8.9%
Italian2.6%

Top countries of birth

China11.2%
England5.5%
Hong Kong3.7%
New Zealand1.6%
United States1.6%
Malaysia1.5%

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

Development near East Lindfield

Ku-ring-gai council approved 520 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

520
Dwellings/yr
232
Houses
288
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ku-ring-gai council area (not just East Lindfield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific East Lindfield 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.