York bushfire risk
Of York’s 2,460 mapped properties, 16.8% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, York’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific York address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in York
Flood and bushfire areas across York. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near York
York sits in the Wheatbelt police district, which recorded 5,059 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,059 total. Figures are for the whole Wheatbelt police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in York
York is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special use
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Regional centre
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in York
At the 2021 Census, 18.8% of York’s 2,393 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 York
York council approved 34 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole York council area (not just York). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Other suburbs in York
Compare York 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.