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Mount Druitt bushfire risk

Of Mount Druitt’s 8,780 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Druitt’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
1.7%
In a bushfire area
8,780
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Druitt

Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Druitt. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Mount Druitt

Mount Druitt 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 Mount Druitt

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 Mount Druitt 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 Mount Druitt

Mount Druitt is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential35.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential30.5% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: High Density Residential

Residential21% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in Mount Druitt

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

Who lives in Mount Druitt

At the 2021 Census, 53% of Mount Druitt’s 16,986 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian13.1%
Filipino12.6%
English11.1%
Indian7.3%
Samoan2.9%
Chinese2.6%

Top countries of birth

Philippines9.5%
Pakistan6.5%
Iraq5.1%
India4.7%
Fiji2.5%
Bangladesh2.5%

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

Development near Mount Druitt

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 Mount Druitt). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Druitt 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.