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Newington flood & bushfire report

Of Newington’s 2,383 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Newington’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
2,383
Mapped properties

Property values in Newington

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

Units & apartments
$761,000-1.61%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Newington is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential50.1% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential39.2% of properties

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

Zone: High Density Residential

Centre / commercial6.6% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Newington

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

Who lives in Newington

At the 2021 Census, 49.1% of Newington’s 5,648 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese26.6%
Korean14.8%
English14.4%
Australian13.2%
Irish5.3%
Italian4.6%

Top countries of birth

South Korea10.3%
China9.1%
Hong Kong3.1%
India2.7%
Philippines2.5%
Indonesia2.2%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Newington 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.