Northwood bushfire risk
Of Northwood’s 394 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 8.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Northwood’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 Northwood
Flood and bushfire areas across Northwood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Northwood
Northwood sits in the Lane Cove council area, which recorded 1,135 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,135 total. Figures are for the whole Lane Cove council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Northwood
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 Northwood 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 Northwood
Northwood is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Northwood
Northwood can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Northwood
At the 2021 Census, 25.7% of Northwood’s 916 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 Northwood
Lane Cove council approved 405 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lane Cove council area (not just Northwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.