Pemulwuy bushfire risk
Of Pemulwuy’s 2,476 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 15.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Pemulwuy’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Pemulwuy
Flood and bushfire areas across Pemulwuy. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy sits in the Cumberland council area, which recorded 15,355 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,355 total. Figures are for the whole Cumberland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Pemulwuy
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 Pemulwuy 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 Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy is mostly residential. The most common zones:
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
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
School catchments in Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Pemulwuy
At the 2021 Census, 41.8% of Pemulwuy’s 5,532 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 Pemulwuy
Cumberland council approved 1,866 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cumberland council area (not just Pemulwuy). 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.