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Melrose Park flood & bushfire report

Of Melrose Park’s 1,946 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Melrose Park’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
1,946
Mapped properties

Property values in Melrose Park

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

Houses
$2,480,000+10.22%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$707,000+1%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Melrose Park 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 Melrose Park

Melrose Park is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial61.7% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Mixed Use

Residential31.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Industrial4.6% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: General Industrial

School catchments in Melrose Park

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

Who lives in Melrose Park

At the 2021 Census, 40.4% of Melrose Park’s 2,059 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese21.4%
English19.1%
Australian18.6%
Irish9.3%
Korean8%
Italian6.8%

Top countries of birth

China9.3%
South Korea5.6%
England1.7%
Iran1.7%
Hong Kong1.7%
India1.3%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Melrose Park 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.