Silverwater flood & bushfire risk
Of Silverwater’s 2,775 mapped properties, 18.5% are in a mapped flood area and 3.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Silverwater’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Silverwater address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Silverwater
Flood and bushfire areas across Silverwater. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Silverwater
Silverwater sits in the Ryde council area, which recorded 5,067 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,067 total. Figures are for the whole Ryde council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Silverwater
Silverwater is mostly industrial. The most common zones:
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
School catchments in Silverwater
Silverwater can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Silverwater
At the 2021 Census, 39.9% of Silverwater’s 3,600 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 Silverwater
Ryde council approved 1,378 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ryde council area (not just Silverwater). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1-5 Fisher Street, Silverwater NSW 2128
- 18-20 Vore Street, Silverwater NSW 2128
- 2 Jamieson Street, Silverwater NSW 2128
- 3/30-32 Skarratt Street, Silverwater NSW 2128
- 37 Newton Street, Silverwater NSW 2128
- 7/2 Picken Street, Silverwater NSW 2128
- 77 Fishery Point Road, Silverwater NSW 2264
- 9/35 Deakin Street, Silverwater NSW 2128
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ryde
Compare Silverwater with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.