Padstow flood & bushfire report
Of Padstow’s 7,842 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Padstow’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Padstow
Padstow sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 21,749 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,749 total. Figures are for the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Padstow
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 Padstow 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 Padstow
Padstow is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Padstow
Padstow can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Padstow
At the 2021 Census, 39.3% of Padstow’s 14,017 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 Padstow
Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,650 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Padstow). 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.