Northmead property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Northmead, NSW (6,709 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
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.
Crime near Northmead
Northmead sits in the Parramatta council area, which recorded 17,737 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 17,737 total. Figures are for the whole Parramatta council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
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 2,794 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Parramatta council area (not just Northmead). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.