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
ExtremeRisk: 9Historical: 10
- •High risk rating for Sydney based on ThinkHazard (Tsunami)
- •Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
- •Active in the last 12 months (10 events)
Drought Risk
ModerateRisk: 3Historical: 0
No 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
LowRisk: 1Historical: 5
- •9 events on record in proximity
Flood Risk
LowRisk: 1Historical: 10
- •Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
- •High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
Landslide Risk
LowRisk: 1Historical: 9
- •8 events on record in proximity
- •2 event(s) in the last 12 months
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