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Sawyers Valley bushfire risk

Of Sawyers Valley’s 508 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Sawyers Valley’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.

No data yet
Flood mapping
100%
In a bushfire area
508
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Sawyers Valley

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

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Crime near Sawyers Valley

Sawyers Valley sits in the Midland police district, which recorded 22,223 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 22,223 total. Figures are for the whole Midland police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Sawyers Valley

Sawyers Valley is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural99.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural small holdings

Other0.2% of properties

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

Zone: Public purposes

Who lives in Sawyers Valley

At the 2021 Census, 22.5% of Sawyers Valley’s 1,001 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.8%
Australian43.4%
Scottish13.2%
Irish10.1%
Italian4.7%
German2.9%

Top countries of birth

England11.1%
New Zealand3.2%
United States1%
Ireland0.9%
Germany0.7%
Wales0.6%

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

Development near Sawyers Valley

Mundaring council approved 231 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

231
Dwellings/yr
209
Houses
22
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mundaring council area (not just Sawyers Valley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sawyers Valley address:

Nearby suburbs

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.