Parklea flood & bushfire report
Of Parklea’s 748 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Parklea’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Parklea
Parklea sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 33,614 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 33,614 total. Figures are for the whole Blacktown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Parklea
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 Parklea 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 Parklea
Parklea is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Special Activities
School catchments in Parklea
Parklea can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Parklea
At the 2021 Census, 42.2% of Parklea’s 3,684 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 Parklea
Blacktown council approved 2,409 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just Parklea). 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.