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Villawood property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Villawood, NSW (3,842 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Villawood

Villawood is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential44.7% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential16.7% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: High Density Residential

Centre / commercial11.9% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Villawood

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

Crime near Villawood

Villawood sits in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which recorded 18,410 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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506
Break-ins
515
Vehicle theft
2,326
Other theft
1,268
Property damage
1,631
Fraud
208
Handling stolen goods
2,435
Assault
488
Sexual offences
56
Robbery
1,779
Other against the person
4
Homicide
7,194
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,410 total. Figures are for the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Villawood

At the 2021 Census, 48.8% of Villawood’s 7,051 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Lebanese16.2%
Vietnamese14.5%
Australian11.9%
Chinese9.1%
English9.1%
Irish1.5%

Top countries of birth

Vietnam12.7%
Lebanon7.3%
China3.4%
Afghanistan2.5%
Iraq2.2%
New Zealand2%

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

Development near Villawood

Canterbury-Bankstown council approved 1,645 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,645
Dwellings/yr
605
Houses
1,040
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Canterbury-Bankstown council area (not just Villawood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Villawood 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.