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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
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
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 Lower Portland
Hawkesbury council approved 428 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Lower Portland). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1115 West Portland Road, Lower Portland NSW 2756
- 49 Peat Place, Lower Portland NSW 2756
- 205 Upper Half Moon Road, Lower Portland NSW 2756
- 624D Cliftonville Road, Lower Portland NSW 2756
- 1391 Wheelbarrow Ridge Road, Lower Portland NSW 2756
- 624 Greens Road, Lower Portland NSW 2756
- 140A Ponderosa Drive, Lower Portland NSW 2756
- 1 King Road, Lower Portland NSW 2756
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.