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Richmond Lowlands flood & bushfire risk

Of Richmond Lowlands’s 63 mapped properties, 98.4% are in a mapped flood area and 92.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Richmond Lowlands’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

98.4%
In a flood area
92.1%
In a bushfire area
63
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Richmond Lowlands

Flood and bushfire areas across Richmond Lowlands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Richmond Lowlands

Richmond Lowlands sits in the Hawkesbury council area, which recorded 3,818 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,818 total. Figures are for the whole Hawkesbury council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Richmond Lowlands

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,076,000+15.7%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$755,000+16.15%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Richmond Lowlands 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 Richmond Lowlands

Richmond Lowlands is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural98.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Open space1.6% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Public Recreation

School catchments in Richmond Lowlands

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

Who lives in Richmond Lowlands

At the 2021 Census, 20% of Richmond Lowlands’s 55 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English32.7%
Scottish27.3%
Irish20%
Australian18.2%
Maltese9.1%
Maori5.5%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand5.5%

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

Development near Richmond Lowlands

Hawkesbury council approved 428 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

428
Dwellings/yr
394
Houses
34
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Richmond Lowlands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Richmond Lowlands 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.