Flood Risk in Pyrmont, NSW: 2026 Assessment

Pyrmont, 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.

Several areas in Pyrmont are identified as potential flood zones by the City of Sydney Council.

Pyrmont faces a moderate risk of flooding due to its proximity to Sydney Harbour and low-lying areas. Sea level rise and increased rainfall intensity could exacerbate this risk.

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.

Pyrmont sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 8.7% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 85.9% 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.