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Minchinbury flood & bushfire report

Of Minchinbury’s 2,471 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Minchinbury’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
2,471
Mapped properties

Crime near Minchinbury

Minchinbury sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 33,614 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 33,614 total. Figures are for the whole Blacktown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Minchinbury

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

Houses
$980,000+18.72%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$480,000+2.03%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Minchinbury is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential78.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial18.3% of properties

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

Zone: Business Development

Special purpose2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in Minchinbury

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

Who lives in Minchinbury

At the 2021 Census, 37.7% of Minchinbury’s 5,778 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian22%
English17.7%
Filipino11.5%
Indian4.8%
Maltese4.6%
Irish4.2%

Top countries of birth

Philippines7.7%
Fiji2.9%
New Zealand2.5%
India2.2%
Pakistan1.9%
Iraq1.4%

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

Development near Minchinbury

Blacktown council approved 2,409 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

2,409
Dwellings/yr
2,002
Houses
407
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just Minchinbury). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Minchinbury 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.