Wentworth Falls bushfire risk
Of Wentworth Falls’s 4,273 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 63.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wentworth Falls’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Wentworth Falls
Flood and bushfire areas across Wentworth Falls. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls sits in the Blue Mountains council area, which recorded 3,161 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,161 total. Figures are for the whole Blue Mountains council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Wentworth Falls
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 Wentworth Falls 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 Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Deferred Matter
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
School catchments in Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wentworth Falls
At the 2021 Census, 20.1% of Wentworth Falls’s 6,428 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 Wentworth Falls
Blue Mountains council approved 122 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Blue Mountains council area (not just Wentworth Falls). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 6 Bodington Drive, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
- 53 Pritchard Street, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
- 5 Mimosa Avenue, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
- 29 View Road, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
- 4/5 Page Avenue, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
- 40 Sandbox Road, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
- 68 Lawson View Parade, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
- 18 Cook Road, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
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.