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Greenleigh flood & bushfire risk

Of Greenleigh’s 409 mapped properties, 1% are in a mapped flood area and 74.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

1%
In a flood area
74.1%
In a bushfire area
409
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Greenleigh

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

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Crime near Greenleigh

Greenleigh sits in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which recorded 3,615 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 3,615 total. Figures are for the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Greenleigh

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

Houses
$969,000+4.7%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$468,000-6.5%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Greenleigh is mostly environmental. The most common zones:

Environmental82.9% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Residential11.7% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Open space3.2% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Greenleigh

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

Who lives in Greenleigh

At the 2021 Census, 15.1% of Greenleigh’s 676 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47%
Australian36.4%
Irish17.6%
Scottish14.6%
German5.6%
Italian4.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%
Germany1.5%
New Zealand1%
United States1%
Scotland0.7%
Poland0.6%

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

Development near Greenleigh

Queanbeyan-Palerang council approved 395 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

395
Dwellings/yr
279
Houses
116
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Queanbeyan-Palerang council area (not just Greenleigh). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Greenleigh 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.