Natural Hazard Risks in Sydney, Australia
Population: 5.3M
Sydney faces varying levels of natural hazard risk. The highest risk is from tsunamis (score: 9/10). Below is a consolidated view of all major hazard types with both forward-looking risk scores and historical impact data for Sydney, Australia.
Hazard Risk Overview
Tsunami Risk
Extreme- •High risk rating for Sydney based on ThinkHazard (Tsunami)
- •Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
- •Active in the last 12 months (14 events)
Drought Risk
ModerateNo significant events in the DisasterAWARE historical database for this hazard type near Sydney. Risk rating is based on forward-looking hazard assessment models.
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Wildfire Risk
Low- •10 events on record in proximity
- •1 event(s) in the last 12 months
Flood Risk
Low- •Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
- •High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
Landslide Risk
Low- •8 events on record in proximity
- •2 event(s) in the last 12 months
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How this data is built
Sydney risk scores combine Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling delivered through Geospatial Intelligence Layers. For live event monitoring near Sydney, use the Event Intelligence API or the DisasterAWARE Platform.
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