Wilberforce flood & bushfire risk

Of Wilberforce’s 1,814 mapped properties, 28.9% are in a mapped flood area and 42.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wilberforce’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

Check a specific Wilberforce address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

28.9%
Of properties in a flood area
42.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,814
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wilberforce

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

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Crime near Wilberforce

Wilberforce sits in the Hawkesbury council area, which recorded 3,818 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 3,818 total. Figures are for the whole Hawkesbury council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Wilberforce

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

Houses
$1,180,000+9.77%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$865,000+14.57%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Wilberforce 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 Wilberforce

Wilberforce is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential37.8% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Other28% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural23.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Wilberforce

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

Who lives in Wilberforce

At the 2021 Census, 9.6% of Wilberforce’s 2,957 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.8%
English42.4%
Irish10.7%
Scottish8.3%
Maltese7.5%
Australian Aboriginal4.3%

Top countries of birth

England3%
Malta1.4%
New Zealand1.1%
China0.5%
Scotland0.5%
Germany0.3%

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

Development near Wilberforce

Hawkesbury council approved 460 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

460
Dwellings/yr
420
Houses
40
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Wilberforce). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.