Bakers Hill bushfire risk
Of Bakers Hill’s 806 mapped properties, 97.9% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Bakers Hill’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Bakers Hill
Flood and bushfire areas across Bakers Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bakers Hill
Bakers Hill sits in the Wheatbelt police district, which recorded 5,235 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,235 total. Figures are for the whole Wheatbelt police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bakers Hill
Bakers Hill is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural smallholding
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Parks and recreation
Who lives in Bakers Hill
At the 2021 Census, 16.5% of Bakers Hill’s 1,276 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 Bakers Hill
Northam council approved 104 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Northam council area (not just Bakers Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 17 Orchid Valley Road, Bakers Hill WA 6562
- 2 Plover Place, Bakers Hill WA 6562
- 25 Brockman Street, Bakers Hill WA 6562
- 91 Redcourte Road, Bakers Hill WA 6562
- 451 Chitty Road, Bakers Hill WA 6562
- 231 Glenmore Drive, Bakers Hill WA 6562
- 48 Augustini Road, Bakers Hill WA 6562
- 11 Higgs Place, Bakers Hill WA 6562
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.