Flood Risk in Leonay, NSW: 2026 Assessment

Leonay, located in New South Wales, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across New South Wales.

The Nepean River has a history of flooding, and Leonay is located in a floodplain area.

Leonay has a moderate risk of flooding due to its proximity to the Nepean River and local creeks. Heavy rainfall events can cause these waterways to overflow, impacting low-lying areas.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

Leonay sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 5.9% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 88.1% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Leonay.

Leonay (postcode 2750) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (17.2% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (10.3% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (5.9% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Leonay — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.