Heckenberg bushfire risk
Of Heckenberg’s 1,138 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 2.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Heckenberg’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Heckenberg address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Heckenberg
Flood and bushfire areas across Heckenberg. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Heckenberg
Heckenberg sits in the Liverpool council area, which recorded 25,659 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 25,659 total. Figures are for the whole Liverpool council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Heckenberg
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 Heckenberg 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 Heckenberg
Heckenberg is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Heckenberg
Heckenberg can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Heckenberg
At the 2021 Census, 39.6% of Heckenberg’s 3,263 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 Heckenberg
Liverpool council approved 2,163 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Liverpool council area (not just Heckenberg). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10/5-7 Eaglehawk Street, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 3 Kiandra Place, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 3 Matthew Avenue, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 4/28-32 South Liverpool Road, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 55 Tumbarumba Crescent, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 5 Batlow Street, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 76B Heckenberg Avenue, Heckenberg NSW 2168
- 7 Gangurlin Street, Heckenberg NSW 2168
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Liverpool
Compare Heckenberg 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.