Flood Risk in Sydney, Australia
Risk Level: Low — Score 1/10
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Live flood map around Sydney
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Key Risk Factors
- Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
- High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
Peak season: March-September
Last significant event: Riverine Flood - SW of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (2025-01-16)
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How Sydney Compares
Notable Flood Events Near Sydney
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Sydney, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Riverine Flood - SW of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (January 2025).
Riverine Flood - SW of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 15, 2025 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Riverine Flood - SW of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
December 12, 2024 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Floods - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
April 7, 2022 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Floods - Sydney, Australia
November 27, 2018 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Floods - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
October 3, 2018 — WATCH
Impact data not available
Flood Preparedness Tips
- 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
- 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
- 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
- 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
- 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing
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How this data is built
Sydney, Australia flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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