Gladesville bushfire risk
Of Gladesville’s 8,887 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Gladesville’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Gladesville address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Gladesville
Flood and bushfire areas across Gladesville. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Gladesville
Gladesville sits in the Ryde council area, which recorded 5,067 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,067 total. Figures are for the whole Ryde council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Gladesville
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 Gladesville 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 Gladesville
Gladesville is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
School catchments in Gladesville
Gladesville can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Gladesville
At the 2021 Census, 31.7% of Gladesville’s 12,867 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 Gladesville
Ryde council approved 1,378 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ryde council area (not just Gladesville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ryde
Compare Gladesville with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.