Summer Hill bushfire risk
Of Summer Hill’s 5,265 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Summer Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Summer Hill address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Summer Hill
Flood and bushfire areas across Summer Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Summer Hill
Summer Hill sits in the Inner West council area, which recorded 11,721 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,721 total. Figures are for the whole Inner West council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Summer Hill
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 Summer Hill 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 Summer Hill
Summer Hill is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
School catchments in Summer Hill
Summer Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Summer Hill
At the 2021 Census, 32.3% of Summer Hill’s 7,288 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 Summer Hill
Inner West council approved 901 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Inner West council area (not just Summer Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 190 Old Canterbury Road, Summer Hill NSW 2130
- 1B Louisa Street, Summer Hill NSW 2130
- 1 Longport Street, Summer Hill NSW 2130
- 26A Seaview Street, Summer Hill NSW 2130
- 3/42 Edward Street, Summer Hill NSW 2130
- 37 Kensington Road, Summer Hill NSW 2130
- 4/4 Regent Street, Summer Hill NSW 2130
- 8/151A Smith Street, Summer Hill NSW 2130
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Inner West
Compare Summer Hill 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.