Hornsby Heights bushfire risk
Of Hornsby Heights’s 2,414 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 74% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Hornsby Heights’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Hornsby Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Hornsby Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Hornsby Heights
Hornsby Heights sits in the Hornsby council area, which recorded 5,312 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,312 total. Figures are for the whole Hornsby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Hornsby Heights
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 Hornsby Heights 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 Hornsby Heights
Hornsby Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Hornsby Heights
Hornsby Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Hornsby Heights
At the 2021 Census, 30.4% of Hornsby Heights’s 6,354 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 Hornsby Heights
Hornsby council approved 411 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hornsby council area (not just Hornsby Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 5B Rofe Crescent, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
- 16 Simon Place, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
- 18 Grevillea Crescent, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
- 4 Oorin Road, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
- 5 Heights Place, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
- 16 Emu Place, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
- 7 Scribbly Gum Close, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
- 6 Amy Place, Hornsby Heights NSW 2077
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.