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West Pennant Hills bushfire risk

Of West Pennant Hills’s 6,684 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 18.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, West Pennant Hills’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
18.3%
In a bushfire area
6,684
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in West Pennant Hills

Flood and bushfire areas across West Pennant Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near West Pennant Hills

West Pennant Hills 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 West Pennant Hills

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

Houses
$2,750,000+1.85%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so West Pennant Hills 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 West Pennant Hills

West Pennant Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential87.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental7.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Residential2.4% of properties

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

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in West Pennant Hills

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

Who lives in West Pennant Hills

At the 2021 Census, 40.9% of West Pennant Hills’s 16,620 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English23.6%
Chinese23.2%
Australian21.6%
Irish7.8%
Indian6.9%
Scottish6.8%

Top countries of birth

China8.6%
India4.3%
Hong Kong3.5%
England2.9%
Sri Lanka1.9%
South Korea1.8%

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

Development near West Pennant Hills

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 West Pennant Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific West Pennant Hills 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.