Rhodes flood & bushfire report
Of Rhodes’s 8,695 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Rhodes’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Rhodes
Rhodes sits in the Canada Bay council area, which recorded 3,664 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,664 total. Figures are for the whole Canada Bay council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Rhodes
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 Rhodes 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 Rhodes
Rhodes is mostly residential. The most common zones:
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: Mixed Use
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Rhodes
Rhodes can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Rhodes
At the 2021 Census, 72.2% of Rhodes’s 11,453 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 Rhodes
Canada Bay council approved 1,888 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canada Bay council area (not just Rhodes). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 567/8A Mary Street, Rhodes NSW 2138
- 302/2 Darling Avenue, Rhodes NSW 2138
- 2/15-17 Blaxland Road, Rhodes NSW 2138
- 5 Rider Boulevard, Rhodes NSW 2138
- 1605/63 Shoreline Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138
- 5/30 Llewellyn Street, Rhodes NSW 2138
- 343/2 Mill Park Street, Rhodes NSW 2138
- 909/7 Gauthorpe Street, Rhodes NSW 2138
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.