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Prairiewood property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Prairiewood, NSW (1,609 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Prairiewood

Prairiewood is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential63.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial22.6% of properties

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

Zone: Mixed Use

Residential12% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in Prairiewood

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

Crime near Prairiewood

Prairiewood sits in the Fairfield council area, which recorded 10,121 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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211
Break-ins
222
Vehicle theft
1,321
Other theft
737
Property damage
791
Fraud
171
Handling stolen goods
1,134
Assault
301
Sexual offences
32
Robbery
810
Other against the person
1
Homicide
4,390
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,121 total. Figures are for the whole Fairfield council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Prairiewood

At the 2021 Census, 52.4% of Prairiewood’s 3,457 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Italian10.3%
Vietnamese9%
Chinese8.9%
Australian8.8%
English6.8%
Croatian4.6%

Top countries of birth

Iraq15.5%
Vietnam6.7%
Italy3.2%
Croatia2.3%
Cambodia2.1%
Lebanon1.4%

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

Development near Prairiewood

Fairfield council approved 963 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

963
Dwellings/yr
558
Houses
405
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Fairfield council area (not just Prairiewood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Prairiewood 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.