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%.
Check a specific Pendle Hill address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
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.
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.
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:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
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
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 Pendle Hill
Cumberland council approved 1,829 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cumberland council area (not just Pendle Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11/102-104 Stapleton Street, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
- 122 Smith Street, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
- 13A Collins Street, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
- 183A Wentworth Avenue, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
- 1A Fisher Crescent, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
- 3 Nirvana Street, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
- 5 Knox Street, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
- 7 Frederick Street, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cumberland
Compare Pendle Hill with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.