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Pendle Hill flood & bushfire report

Of Pendle Hill’s 4,217 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Pendle Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
4,217
Mapped properties

Crime near Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill sits in the Cumberland council area, which recorded 15,355 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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 Pendle Hill

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,495,000+13.39%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$611,000+2.69%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Pendle Hill 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 Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential52.4% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential24.4% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: High Density Residential

Centre / commercial9.8% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Pendle Hill

At the 2021 Census, 57.3% of Pendle Hill’s 7,743 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Indian23.8%
English12%
Australian10.3%
Chinese3.8%
Irish3.1%
Lebanese2.8%

Top countries of birth

India25.7%
Sri Lanka10.1%
China1.9%
Philippines1.7%
Fiji1.5%
Nepal1.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Pendle Hill

Cumberland council approved 1,866 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,866
Dwellings/yr
473
Houses
1,393
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cumberland council area (not just Pendle Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pendle Hill address:

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.