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Emu Heights property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Emu Heights, NSW (1,491 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Emu Heights

Emu Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential81.6% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Industrial10.9% of properties

Industrial — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: General Industrial

Environmental5% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Emu Heights

PrimaryBlaxland East Public School · Emu Heights Public School · Mount Riverview Public School
SecondaryBlaxland High School · Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School

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

Crime near Emu Heights

Emu Heights sits in the Penrith council area, which recorded 16,599 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

01,5003,00020122014201620182020202220242026
548
Break-ins
365
Vehicle theft
2,675
Other theft
1,431
Property damage
1,069
Fraud
238
Handling stolen goods
2,018
Assault
588
Sexual offences
68
Robbery
1,465
Other against the person
2
Homicide
6,132
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 16,599 total. Figures are for the whole Penrith council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Emu Heights

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Emu Heights’s 3,205 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.8%
English39.3%
Irish13.6%
Scottish11.2%
German4.4%
Italian3.7%

Top countries of birth

England4%
New Zealand0.7%
Philippines0.7%
South Africa0.6%
Scotland0.5%
Germany0.5%

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

Development near Emu Heights

Penrith council approved 1,532 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,532
Dwellings/yr
599
Houses
933
Units
01,0002,000202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Penrith council area (not just Emu Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Emu Heights address:

Nearby suburbs

Emu PlainsMount RiverviewLeonayBlaxlandRegentvilleGlenbrook

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.