Merrylands flood & bushfire report
Of Merrylands’s 17,640 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Merrylands’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Merrylands
Merrylands sits in the Cumberland council area, which recorded 15,355 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,355 total. Figures are for the whole Cumberland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Merrylands
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 Merrylands 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 Merrylands
Merrylands is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
School catchments in Merrylands
Merrylands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Merrylands
At the 2021 Census, 50.1% of Merrylands’s 32,472 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 Merrylands
Cumberland council approved 1,866 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cumberland council area (not just Merrylands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1 Goodlet Street, Merrylands NSW 2160
- 35 Davies Street, Merrylands NSW 2160
- 55 Laura Street, Merrylands NSW 2160
- 19 Daphne Street, Merrylands NSW 2160
- 13A Gloucester Avenue, Merrylands NSW 2160
- 1 Frances Street, Merrylands NSW 2160
- 4A Chelsea Street, Merrylands NSW 2160
- 77 Robertson Street, Merrylands NSW 2160
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.