Lapstone bushfire risk
Of Lapstone’s 387 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 77.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lapstone’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 Lapstone
Flood and bushfire areas across Lapstone. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lapstone
Lapstone sits in the Blue Mountains council area, which recorded 3,161 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,161 total. Figures are for the whole Blue Mountains council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lapstone
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 Lapstone 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 Lapstone
Lapstone is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Lapstone
Lapstone can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lapstone
At the 2021 Census, 15.4% of Lapstone’s 948 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 Lapstone
Blue Mountains council approved 122 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blue Mountains council area (not just Lapstone). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.