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Ermington flood & bushfire report

Of Ermington’s 6,509 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
6,509
Mapped properties

Property values in Ermington

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

Houses
$1,953,000+1.96%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$820,000+14.93%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Ermington is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential72.1% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential23% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: High Density Residential

Centre / commercial1.5% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Ermington

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

Who lives in Ermington

At the 2021 Census, 42% of Ermington’s 12,686 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian18.8%
Chinese18.2%
English17.4%
Korean7.6%
Lebanese6.1%
Irish5.3%

Top countries of birth

China8.5%
South Korea5.6%
Lebanon2.1%
India2%
Philippines1.8%
Hong Kong1.8%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ermington 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.