Merrylands West flood & bushfire report
Of Merrylands West’s 3,521 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Merrylands West’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Merrylands West address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Merrylands West
Merrylands West 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 West
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 West 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 West
Merrylands West 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
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Merrylands West
Merrylands West can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Merrylands West
At the 2021 Census, 43.4% of Merrylands West’s 7,054 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 West
Cumberland council approved 1,829 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cumberland council area (not just Merrylands West). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 15 Warialda Street, Merrylands West NSW 2160
- 242/45 Barcom Street, Merrylands West NSW 2160
- 25 Josephine Street, Merrylands West NSW 2160
- 33 Duffy Street, Merrylands West NSW 2160
- 42 Thames Street, Merrylands West NSW 2160
- 7 Gloria Street, Merrylands West NSW 2160
- 7 Roche Place, Merrylands West NSW 2160
- 83 Desmond Street, Merrylands West NSW 2160
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cumberland
Compare Merrylands West 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.