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%.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
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
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 Richmond Lowlands
Hawkesbury council approved 428 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Richmond Lowlands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 115 Cornwells Lane, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
- 645 Cornwallis Road, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
- 58 Onus Lane, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
- 23 Bensons Lane, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
- 42 Triangle Lane, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
- 199 Edwards Road, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
- 42 Ridges Lane, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
- 78 Powells Lane, Richmond Lowlands NSW 2753
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.