High Wycombe bushfire risk
Of High Wycombe’s 5,917 mapped properties, 13.2% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, High Wycombe’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in High Wycombe
Flood and bushfire areas across High Wycombe. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near High Wycombe
High Wycombe sits in the Midland police district, which recorded 22,223 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 22,223 total. Figures are for the whole Midland police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in High Wycombe
High Wycombe is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in High Wycombe
At the 2021 Census, 24.1% of High Wycombe’s 12,198 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 High Wycombe
Kalamunda council approved 178 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kalamunda council area (not just High Wycombe). 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.