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West Pymble NSW: property data & flags

Suburb-level context for West Pymble from official sources, and the address-level red, yellow and green flags we check before you make an offer or sign a lease.

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Property crime: West Pymble vs NSW

Break-ins to homes18.4NSW 212.3Car theft55.1NSW 171.2Theft from cars147NSW 295.4Theft from homes18.4NSW 196.2Malicious property damage91.9NSW 553.8
Incidents per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months. Coloured bar: West Pymble (red = above the NSW average, green = below). Grey bar: NSW average.
Break-ins to homes18.4 incidents per 100,000 residents · 91% below the NSW rate (212.3) · higher than 4% of NSW suburbs
Car theft55.1 incidents per 100,000 residents · 68% below the NSW rate (171.2) · higher than 20% of NSW suburbs
Theft from cars147 incidents per 100,000 residents · 50% below the NSW rate (295.4) · higher than 30% of NSW suburbs
Theft from homes18.4 incidents per 100,000 residents · 91% below the NSW rate (196.2) · higher than 5% of NSW suburbs
Malicious property damage91.9 incidents per 100,000 residents · 83% below the NSW rate (553.8) · higher than 3% of NSW suburbs

Property offences only, per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months (Apr 2025Mar 2026). Population 5,441 (2021 Census). Percentile computed across the 945 NSW suburbs with 2,000+ residents. Suburb-wide figures, not any one street. Violent-crime categories are deliberately not shown. Data sourced from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0), snapshot 2026-07-24.

Development applications in West Pymble, last 12 months

15 development applications lodged for West Pymble addresses between 2025-08-26 and 2026-08-26, with a combined stated cost of $6.6 million and 9 new dwellings proposed.

Largest by stated cost:

41 BORONGA AVENUE WEST PYMBLE 2073$1,801,541 · Demolition, Dwelling house · Determined
61 BORONGA AVENUE WEST PYMBLE 2073$1,139,806 · Dwelling house, Erection of a new structure · Determined
4 GLOUCESTER AVENUE WEST PYMBLE 2073$777,230 · Dwelling house, Erection of a new structure · Withdrawn

Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA data (public record), applications by lodgement date, snapshot 2026-08-26. Costs are applicant-stated estimates. The paid address report checks applications around a specific address, not just this suburb-wide list.

What we check at the address level

Suburb averages can't tell you about one specific property. The full PropertyFlags report checks the address itself against official government layers (flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, development applications nearby, EPA contamination records, defect orders, aircraft and road noise, school catchments and more) and turns them into red, yellow and green flags with the questions to ask the real estate agent.

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Common questions about West Pymble

Is West Pymble safe?

There is no single answer to that for any suburb, but the official numbers say this: across 5 property crime categories, West Pymble sits above the NSW average in 0 and below it in 5, on BOCSAR figures for Apr 2025 to Mar 2026. These are rates for the whole suburb, not any one street, and safety also depends on things no crime table shows. The table above lists each category against the NSW rate.

Is West Pymble flood prone?

A suburb page cannot honestly answer that: flood planning areas are mapped lot by lot, and two houses on the same street can differ. The free PropertyFlags check looks up the actual address against the NSW flood planning layer, along with bushfire, contamination and other hazard maps.

Is West Pymble growing?

No population projection matches West Pymble exactly in the DPHI dataset we carry, so we do not print one. The paid address report checks growth area boundaries and the development pipeline around the specific address.

What does a property report for West Pymble include?

For one address: flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, EPA contamination records, serious defect orders, development applications within 500 m, aircraft, rail and road noise, school catchments, winter sun and more, each finding named with the government register it came from, as red, yellow and green flags.

Nearby suburbs

Gordon · North Turramurra · Pymble · South Turramurra · Turramurra · Warrawee

Suburbs sharing or adjoining postcode 2073; each page carries the same official crime and growth data as this one.