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The Ponds property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for The Ponds, NSW (6,178 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Mapped properties

Zoning in The Ponds

The Ponds is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential58.4% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential40.2% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Special purpose0.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in The Ponds

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

Crime near The Ponds

The Ponds sits in the Blacktown council area, which recorded 28,160 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

02,5005,00020122014201620182020202220242026
793
Break-ins
572
Vehicle theft
3,811
Other theft
2,177
Property damage
1,613
Fraud
354
Handling stolen goods
3,781
Assault
830
Sexual offences
163
Robbery
2,958
Other against the person
8
Homicide
11,100
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 28,160 total. Figures are for the whole Blacktown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in The Ponds

At the 2021 Census, 52.6% of The Ponds’s 16,315 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Indian28.4%
Australian14.9%
English13%
Chinese7%
Filipino5.4%
Irish3.3%

Top countries of birth

India22.6%
Philippines3.5%
China2.6%
Pakistan2.3%
Sri Lanka1.9%
England1.6%

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

Development near The Ponds

Blacktown council approved 2,471 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

2,471
Dwellings/yr
2,008
Houses
463
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Blacktown council area (not just The Ponds). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific The Ponds 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.