Flood Risk in Lisarow, NSW: 2026 Assessment

Lisarow, 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.

Historical flood data indicates that Lisarow has experienced several flooding events in the past, particularly in areas close to Ourimbah Creek.

Lisarow faces a moderate risk of flooding, primarily from heavy rainfall events and overflowing creeks. The risk is expected to increase with climate change.

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.

Lisarow sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 4.9% 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 Lisarow.

Lisarow (postcode 2250) 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 (19.2% of land in high-risk zones), extreme wind (6.6% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (4.9% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Lisarow — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.