Leura bushfire risk
Of Leura’s 4,123 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 42.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Leura’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Leura address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Leura
Flood and bushfire areas across Leura. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Leura
Leura 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 Leura
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 Leura 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 Leura
Leura is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Leura
Leura can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Leura
At the 2021 Census, 24.2% of Leura’s 4,503 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 Leura
Blue Mountains council approved 124 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blue Mountains council area (not just Leura). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Blue Mountains
Compare Leura 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.