Emu Plains flood & bushfire risk
Of Emu Plains’s 4,717 mapped properties, 20.1% are in a mapped flood area and 4.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Emu Plains’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Emu Plains
Flood and bushfire areas across Emu Plains. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Emu Plains
Emu Plains 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 Emu Plains
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 Emu Plains 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 Emu Plains
Emu Plains is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Emu Plains
Emu Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Emu Plains
At the 2021 Census, 15.4% of Emu Plains’s 8,126 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 Emu Plains
Penrith council approved 1,515 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Penrith council area (not just Emu Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.