Westleigh bushfire risk
Of Westleigh’s 1,726 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 53% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Westleigh’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Westleigh address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Westleigh
Flood and bushfire areas across Westleigh. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Westleigh
Westleigh sits in the Hornsby council area, which recorded 5,312 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,312 total. Figures are for the whole Hornsby council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Westleigh
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 Westleigh 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 Westleigh
Westleigh is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Westleigh
Westleigh can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Westleigh
At the 2021 Census, 33.7% of Westleigh’s 4,501 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 Westleigh
Hornsby council approved 421 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hornsby council area (not just Westleigh). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Hornsby
Compare Westleigh 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.