Nelson bushfire risk
Of Nelson’s 297 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Nelson’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Nelson address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Nelson
Flood and bushfire areas across Nelson. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Nelson
Nelson sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 33,614 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Nelson
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 Nelson 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 Nelson
Nelson is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Transition
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves
School catchments in Nelson
Nelson can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Nelson
At the 2021 Census, 13.5% of Nelson’s 460 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 Nelson
Blacktown council approved 2,414 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just Nelson). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Blacktown
Compare Nelson 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.