Petersham flood risk
Of Petersham’s 6,269 mapped properties, 2.3% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Petersham’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Petersham address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Petersham
Flood and bushfire areas across Petersham. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Petersham
Petersham sits in the Inner West council area, which recorded 11,721 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,721 total. Figures are for the whole Inner West council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Petersham
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 Petersham 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 Petersham
Petersham 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 Petersham
Petersham can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Petersham
At the 2021 Census, 27.5% of Petersham’s 8,200 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 Petersham
Inner West council approved 901 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Inner West council area (not just Petersham). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Inner West
Compare Petersham 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.