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Lower Portland flood & bushfire risk

Of Lower Portland’s 480 mapped properties, 28.8% are in a mapped flood area and 98.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Lower Portland’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

28.8%
In a flood area
98.1%
In a bushfire area
480
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lower Portland

Flood and bushfire areas across Lower Portland. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Lower Portland

Lower Portland sits in the Hawkesbury council area, which recorded 3,818 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 3,818 total. Figures are for the whole Hawkesbury council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Lower Portland

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,160,000+13.73%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$830,000+5.73%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Lower Portland 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 Lower Portland

Lower Portland is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural48.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Environmental37.1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Other12.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Lower Portland

Lower Portland can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Lower Portland

At the 2021 Census, 9.8% of Lower Portland’s 711 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.3%
English41.1%
Irish11.8%
Scottish9%
German4.8%
Australian Aboriginal3.1%

Top countries of birth

England3.8%
China0.7%
Canada0.6%
Fiji0.6%
Ireland0.4%
New Zealand0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Lower Portland

Hawkesbury council approved 428 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

428
Dwellings/yr
394
Houses
34
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Lower Portland). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lower Portland 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.