Westmead flood & bushfire report
Of Westmead’s 11,271 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Westmead’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Westmead address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Westmead
Westmead sits in the Cumberland council area, which recorded 15,355 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,355 total. Figures are for the whole Cumberland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Westmead
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 Westmead 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 Westmead
Westmead is mostly residential. The most common zones:
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Westmead
Westmead can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Westmead
At the 2021 Census, 67.7% of Westmead’s 16,555 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 Westmead
Cumberland council approved 1,829 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cumberland council area (not just Westmead). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cumberland
Compare Westmead 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.