Lindfield bushfire risk
Of Lindfield’s 6,398 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 11.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lindfield’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Lindfield address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Lindfield
Flood and bushfire areas across Lindfield. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lindfield
Lindfield sits in the Ku-ring-gai council area, which recorded 2,258 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,258 total. Figures are for the whole Ku-ring-gai council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Lindfield
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 Lindfield 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 Lindfield
Lindfield is mostly residential. The most common zones:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Lindfield
Lindfield can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lindfield
At the 2021 Census, 43.7% of Lindfield’s 10,943 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 Lindfield
Ku-ring-gai council approved 910 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ku-ring-gai council area (not just Lindfield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ku-ring-gai
Compare Lindfield 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.