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Picnic Point bushfire risk

Of Picnic Point’s 2,728 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 15.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Picnic Point’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
15.7%
In a bushfire area
2,728
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Picnic Point

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

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Crime near Picnic Point

Picnic Point sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 21,749 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 21,749 total. Figures are for the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Picnic Point

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

Houses
$1,684,000+10.43%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$900,000-14.37%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Picnic Point 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 Picnic Point

Picnic Point is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential98.2% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Special purpose0.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

Open space0.5% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Picnic Point

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

Who lives in Picnic Point

At the 2021 Census, 22.6% of Picnic Point’s 6,413 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian27.4%
English26.8%
Irish9.7%
Greek7.2%
Scottish7%
Chinese6.9%

Top countries of birth

China2.7%
Lebanon2%
England1.9%
Vietnam1.6%
India1%
New Zealand1%

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

Development near Picnic Point

Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,650 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,650
Dwellings/yr
611
Houses
1,039
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Picnic Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Picnic Point 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.