Prairiewood bushfire risk
Of Prairiewood’s 1,609 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Prairiewood’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Prairiewood
Flood and bushfire areas across Prairiewood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Prairiewood
Prairiewood sits in the Fairfield council area, which recorded 12,227 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,227 total. Figures are for the whole Fairfield council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Prairiewood
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 Prairiewood 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 Prairiewood
Prairiewood is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
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.
Who lives in Prairiewood
At the 2021 Census, 52.4% of Prairiewood’s 3,457 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 Prairiewood
Fairfield council approved 1,010 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Fairfield council area (not just Prairiewood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 22 Garment Street, Prairiewood NSW 2176
- 12 Dunleavy Street, Prairiewood NSW 2176
- 6 Watts Place, Prairiewood NSW 2176
- 6 Stalwart Street, Prairiewood NSW 2176
- 7 Clayton Street, Prairiewood NSW 2176
- 4 Pierce Close, Prairiewood NSW 2176
- 6 Revingstone Street, Prairiewood NSW 2176
- 17 Curran Street, Prairiewood NSW 2176
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.