Punchbowl flood & bushfire risk
Of Punchbowl’s 9,978 mapped properties, 1.9% are in a mapped flood area and 0.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Punchbowl’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 Punchbowl
Flood and bushfire areas across Punchbowl. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Punchbowl
Punchbowl sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 21,749 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Punchbowl
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 Punchbowl 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 Punchbowl
Punchbowl is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
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
School catchments in Punchbowl
Punchbowl can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Punchbowl
At the 2021 Census, 47.9% of Punchbowl’s 21,384 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 Punchbowl
Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,650 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Punchbowl). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.