Prospect bushfire risk
Of Prospect’s 2,439 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Prospect’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Prospect address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Prospect
Flood and bushfire areas across Prospect. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Prospect
Prospect sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 33,614 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 33,614 total. Figures are for the whole Blacktown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Prospect
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 Prospect 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 Prospect
Prospect 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: Business Development
School catchments in Prospect
Prospect can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Prospect
At the 2021 Census, 42.8% of Prospect’s 5,187 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 Prospect
Blacktown council approved 2,414 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just Prospect). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Blacktown
Compare Prospect 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.