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Potts Hill flood & bushfire report

Of Potts Hill’s 845 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Potts 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
845
Mapped properties

Crime near Potts Hill

Potts Hill 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 Potts Hill

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

Houses
$1,436,000-0.62%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$720,000+12.5%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

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

Potts Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential52.9% of properties

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

Zone: High Density Residential

Residential31.5% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial8.4% of properties

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

Zone: Business Park

School catchments in Potts Hill

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

Who lives in Potts Hill

At the 2021 Census, 49% of Potts Hill’s 1,454 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese17.3%
Vietnamese11%
Lebanese9.8%
Australian9.1%
Korean7.6%
English6.1%

Top countries of birth

Vietnam6.7%
South Korea6.5%
China5.4%
Lebanon2.6%
Pakistan2.5%
India2.4%

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

Development near Potts Hill

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 Potts Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Potts 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.