Bushfire Risk in Pyrmont, NSW: 2026 Assessment

Pyrmont, New South Wales, has a bushfire risk in pyrmont is low due to its urban environment and distance from significant bushland areas. however, ember attack from distant fires remains a potential concern. bushfire risk profile. Key factors include distance to classified bushland, vegetation type, slope, and historical bushfire activity in the region. The New South Wales fire authority maps bushfire-prone areas and assigns BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) ratings.

Due to its high-density urban environment, Pyrmont is not considered a high-risk bushfire area.

CSIRO research indicates climate change is extending fire seasons and increasing the number of severe fire weather days across southern and eastern Australia. For Pyrmont, this may mean shifts in bushfire risk levels over the coming decades, making property-level BAL assessment increasingly important.

Use ClimateNest for a complete address-level bushfire risk report for Pyrmont including BAL zone assessment, evacuation route mapping, and property-specific risk mitigation recommendations.

Pyrmont sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for bushfire risk. 13.7% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk bushfire zones and 58% 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 Pyrmont.

Pyrmont (postcode 2009) 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 (13.7% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (8.7% of land in high-risk zones), coastal inundation (6.8% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Pyrmont — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.