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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%.

0%
In a flood area
74%
In a bushfire area
2,414
Mapped properties

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.

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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.

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 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.

Houses
$1,860,000+4.79%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$743,000+2.63%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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:

Residential96.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space1.2% of properties

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

Zone: Public Recreation

Open space0.7% of properties

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

English36.7%
Australian33.6%
Irish10.3%
Scottish10%
Chinese8.3%
German3.8%

Top countries of birth

England5.6%
China3.7%
India2.4%
New Zealand1.7%
South Africa1.4%
Iran1.2%

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.

411
Dwellings/yr
207
Houses
204
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hornsby council area (not just Hornsby Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Hornsby Heights 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.