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South Maroota flood & bushfire risk

Of South Maroota’s 328 mapped properties, 0.9% are in a mapped flood area and 96.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0.9%
In a flood area
96.6%
In a bushfire area
328
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in South Maroota

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

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Crime near South Maroota

South Maroota sits in the The Hills council area, which recorded 5,406 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 5,406 total. Figures are for the whole The Hills council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in South Maroota

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

Houses
$1,160,000+13.73%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$830,000+5.73%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so South Maroota 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 South Maroota

South Maroota is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural91.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other7% of properties

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

Zone: Primary Production

Open space1.2% of properties

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

Zone: National Parks and Nature Reserves

School catchments in South Maroota

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

Who lives in South Maroota

At the 2021 Census, 10.4% of South Maroota’s 613 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.5%
English37.7%
Irish12.7%
Scottish9.6%
Maltese5.5%
Italian5.4%

Top countries of birth

England3.1%
Malta1%
Italy0.8%
Bangladesh0.7%
Fiji0.7%
Scotland0.7%

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

Development near South Maroota

The Hills council approved 2,746 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

2,746
Dwellings/yr
1,294
Houses
1,452
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole The Hills council area (not just South Maroota). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific South Maroota 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.