Northmead bushfire risk
Of Northmead’s 6,709 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 7.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Northmead’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Northmead
Flood and bushfire areas across Northmead. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Northmead
Northmead sits in the Parramatta council area, which recorded 21,197 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,197 total. Figures are for the whole Parramatta council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Northmead
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 Northmead 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 Northmead
Northmead is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
School catchments in Northmead
Northmead can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Northmead
At the 2021 Census, 34.7% of Northmead’s 11,261 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 Northmead
Parramatta council approved 2,689 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Parramatta council area (not just Northmead). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 19 Balfour Street, Northmead NSW 2152
- 50 Grasmere Avenue, Northmead NSW 2152
- 40 Nottingham Street, Northmead NSW 2152
- 15/65-71 Beamish Road, Northmead NSW 2152
- 1 Leven Place, Northmead NSW 2152
- 5 Elizabeth Crescent, Northmead NSW 2152
- 19 Frances Street, Northmead NSW 2152
- 14 Longbow Close, Northmead NSW 2152
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.