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Pennant Hills bushfire risk

Of Pennant Hills’s 3,767 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 19% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Pennant Hills’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
19%
In a bushfire area
3,767
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Pennant Hills

Flood and bushfire areas across Pennant Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Pennant Hills

Pennant Hills sits in the Hornsby council area, which recorded 5,312 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 5,312 total. Figures are for the whole Hornsby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Pennant Hills

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

Houses
$1,948,000-0.69%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$780,000-2.56%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Pennant Hills 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 Pennant Hills

Pennant Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential76% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential11.5% of properties

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

Zone: High Density Residential

Centre / commercial5.4% of properties

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

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Pennant Hills

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

Who lives in Pennant Hills

At the 2021 Census, 40.6% of Pennant Hills’s 7,588 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English26.6%
Australian24.5%
Chinese19%
Irish9.4%
Scottish8.7%
Indian5.8%

Top countries of birth

China8.4%
India4.4%
England3.1%
South Korea2.9%
Hong Kong2.8%
Sri Lanka1.5%

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

Development near Pennant Hills

Hornsby council approved 411 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

411
Dwellings/yr
207
Houses
204
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hornsby council area (not just Pennant Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pennant Hills 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.