Shanes Park flood & bushfire risk
Of Shanes Park’s 179 mapped properties, 50.3% are in a mapped flood area and 40.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Shanes Park’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 Shanes Park
Flood and bushfire areas across Shanes Park. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Shanes Park
Shanes Park sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 33,614 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Shanes Park
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 Shanes Park 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 Shanes Park
Shanes Park is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Shanes Park
Shanes Park can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Shanes Park
At the 2021 Census, 26% of Shanes Park’s 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 Shanes Park
Blacktown council approved 2,409 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just Shanes Park). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 52 Stony Creek Road, Shanes Park NSW 2747
- 37 Stanley Street, Shanes Park NSW 2747
- 294B Palmyra Avenue, Shanes Park NSW 2747
- 141 South Creek Road, Shanes Park NSW 2747
- 390 South Street, Shanes Park NSW 2747
- 35 Whites Road, Shanes Park NSW 2747
- 380 Eighth Avenue, Shanes Park NSW 2747
- 172A Shane Park Road, Shanes Park NSW 2747
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.