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Ropes Crossing bushfire risk

Of Ropes Crossing’s 2,667 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 27.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Ropes Crossing’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
27.3%
In a bushfire area
2,667
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Ropes Crossing

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

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Crime near Ropes Crossing

Ropes Crossing sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 33,614 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 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 Ropes Crossing

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

Houses
$1,205,000+22.83%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$732,000+6.01%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Ropes Crossing 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 Ropes Crossing

Ropes Crossing is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Urban

Industrial0.5% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Employment

School catchments in Ropes Crossing

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

Who lives in Ropes Crossing

At the 2021 Census, 42.9% of Ropes Crossing’s 7,280 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian18.8%
English18.1%
Indian13.2%
Filipino12.1%
Samoan5.6%
Irish4.1%

Top countries of birth

India9.3%
Philippines8.4%
New Zealand4.5%
Fiji2.3%
Bangladesh1.8%
Pakistan1.6%

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

Development near Ropes Crossing

Blacktown council approved 2,409 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

2,409
Dwellings/yr
2,002
Houses
407
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just Ropes Crossing). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ropes Crossing 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.