Warning for Parramatta,The Hills and Canterbury Bankstown and Penrith [Video]

15:42 EDT 17 Mar 2024 , updated 19:11 EDT 17 Mar 2024

Western Sydney is expected to cop the brunt of the social, economic and health cost of increased heatwaves in coming decades, a new report has revealed.

With the number of days of 35C set to double from 10 days a year in 2010 to 2019, to 20 days a year in 2070-79, the real cost of heatwaves could quadruple to $6.8bn by 2079 for households, government and businesses.

This includes costs associated with cooling homes, productivity losses and increased health costs, as stated in the Burning Money report compiled by the Committee for Sydney and Scyne Advisory.

Western Sydney suburbs including Parramatta, The Hills and Canterbury Bankstown, to the Sydney fringe areas including the Blue Mountains, Penrith and Wollondilly, will bear the brunt of the economic pain.

The Burning Money report says more than half of the …