Baulkham Hills is a hills outer metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in The Hills Shire Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 119% above the peer median, and working from home is a very strong feature of the suburb, with working from home 87% above the peer median. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group, with median house prices 77% above the peer median.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower crime and school access over lower housing costs.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (504)
Strengths
Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
School access is exceptionally strong
University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
Working from home is a relative strength
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Weaknesses
Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group
What stands out
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★★★☆☆
Retirees★★★☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★☆☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Baulkham Hills compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.98M
+9.7% change
Median rent
$800/wk
Houses $870 · Units $685
Population (ERP)
39,250
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#31
among Metro Sydney · Established
Crime rate
3rd
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
55th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
23%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
90th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
66.9/100 — Good
State standing
Top 3% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
101st in Australia
State rank
57th in NSW
Peer rank
#31 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#46 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
98%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$685
Houses (January to March 2026)
$870
All types (January to March 2026)
$800
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
382
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,980,000
Median price change
+9.7%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+0.7% annual · +3.0% over 5 years · 55th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.7%
5-year growth
+3.0%
Change in 1 year
+258
Change in 5 years
+1,133
Growth rank in NSW
55th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~41,350), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
37,415
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$2,474
Dwelling vacancy
5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
640 of 12,915
Median monthly mortgage
$2,600
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$520
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
33.3% / 43.9% / 22.8%
Employment rate
61.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
45.9% / 2.7% / 36.2%
Walked or cycled to work
0.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
9,256 / 1,630 / 1,383
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
41.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 11.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified41.2% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified10.2% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational11.5% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below37% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce29.2%
Engineering and related technologies15.8%
Society and culture10.7%
Health9.6%
Information technology8.8%
Education8.2%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$69,461
86th percentile in NSW · +18% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$81,592
92nd percentile in NSW · +25% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
27.0%
98th percentile in NSW · +96% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$99,798
81st percentile in NSW · +58% vs Australia
Residents with business income
9.0%
28th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2153 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
40,029
Taxpayers reporting net rent
10,905
Median net rent
-$4,123
Taxpayers reporting business income
3,450
Taxable income vs state median
+24%
Salary / wages vs state median
+30%
Rental investment vs state median
+93%
Super vs state median
+42%
Business income vs state median
-10%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
42.9% speak a language other than English at home; 41.9% born overseas
Language at home
20,809 English only · 15,632 other
Non-English at home
42.9%
Born overseas
15,343 (41.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
223 (0.6%)
Australian citizens
31,580
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
34
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Mandarin1,827 · 26.6%
Cantonese751 · 10.9%
Hindi620 · 9%
Korean499 · 7.3%
Tamil373 · 5.4%
Arabic363 · 5.3%
Persian358 · 5.2%
Urdu203 · 3%
Religion
47.9%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 47.9%, while 29.7% reported no religion. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
29.7%
32.8%
Christianity
47.9%
47.6%
Hinduism
8.9%
3.4%
Islam
3.9%
4.3%
Buddhism
3.3%
2.8%
Other / not stated
6.3%
9.2%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
23.4%
22.4%
Anglican
10.8%
11.9%
Christian (not further defined)
2.3%
2.4%
Uniting Church
2.2%
2.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed
2.2%
1.9%
Eastern Orthodox
2%
2.5%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2153, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
866
Against the person
267
Against property
432
Rate per 1,000 residents
22.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 140 residents
State crime-rate percentile
3.3th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-0.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
319
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
8.13
Most common offence types
Domestic Violence Related Assault66
Fraud118
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment103
Malicious Damage To Property84
Steal From Motor Vehicle50
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
12
Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
1,124.5
Median ICSEA percentile
90th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
12
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
6
School list
Jasper Road Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1132 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 803 students · Top SEA quarter 52% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
WoodburySpecial · Independent · ICSEA 1112 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 70% · 22 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Baulkham Hills High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1203 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 94% · 1,223 students · Top SEA quarter 74% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Crestwood Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1139 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 633 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
St Michael's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1113 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 696 students · Top SEA quarter 43% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Crestwood High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1103 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 1,022 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Baulkham Hills North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 876 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Matthew Pearce Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1177 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 90% · 1,270 students · Top SEA quarter 70% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Model Farms High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1073 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 1,021 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Excelsior Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1150 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 561 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Baulkham Hls NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Crestwood HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Crestwood PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Excelsior PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Jasper Rd PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Matthew Pearce PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Model Farms HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Muirfield HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Murray Farm PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Northmead CPAHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Great for outdoor family life — 40 parks mapped in suburb, 15 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 460 public transport stops
Strong local sport and recreation — 61 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
84/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.19
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.07
Food & drink(7)
KFCFast food
Bull & Bush HotelPub
Dumplings TaipeiRestaurant
Mama and PapasRestaurant
Money Bag ThaiRestaurant
Restaurant
Zeus Street GreekRestaurant
Shopping(7)
EZ PantryConvenience store
OTRConvenience store
Grove SquareShopping centre
375-383 Windsor Road
AldiSupermarket
ColesSupermarket
373-383 Windsor Road
WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(4)
Tesla SuperchargerEV charging
CaltexPetrol station
Coles ExpressPetrol station
363 Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills Post OfficePost office
373-383 Windsor Road
Community(7)
Kindergarten
The Hills PreschoolKindergarten
49 Seven Hills Road
Baulkham Hills LibraryLibrary
1 Railway Street, Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills High SchoolSchool
419A Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills
Crestwood Primary SchoolSchool
38 Peel Road, Baulkham Hills
Jasper Road Public SchoolSchool
Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills Community CentreTownhall
390 Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills
Health & services(5)
The Hills Private HospitalHospital
499 Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills
Railway Street Medical CentreMedical clinic
Pharmacy
Chelsea Veterinary ClinicVeterinary
472 Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills
Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(97)
bicycle dismount for bridgeCycling route
Crestwood Reserve Shared PathCycling route
Glanmire Road Shared PathCycling route
Kings LangleyCycling route
M2 EastboundCycling route
M2 WestboundCycling route
M2 Westbound (Detour)Cycling route
M7 ShouldersCycling route
Quarry Creek Shared PathCycling route
Roxborough Park Road Shared PathCycling route
Toongabbie CreekCycling route
Windsor - Parramatta CyclewayCycling route
Windsor Road Shared PathCycling route
Dog park (2)
Drinking water
Alfred Henry Whaling Memorial ReservePark
Balcombe Heights EstatePark
Charles Street ReservePark
Christopher Street ReservePark
George Suttor Memorial ParkPark
Harry Carr ReservePark
Manor Place ReservePark
Michael Simpson ReservePark
Montheith ReservePark
Mullane Avenue ReservePark
Mullane Avenue, Baulkham Hills
Park (9)
Thomas Extrem ReservePark
Turon Avenue ReservePark
Playground (15)
Public toilets
Baulkham Hills Squash & FitnessSports centre
Basketball CourtsSports field
Bottom OvalSports field
Jasper OvalSports field
Sports field
Top OvalSports field
Swimming pool (38)
Transport(130)
130 bus stops
Other(26)
Bench (4)
Car wash
Baulkham Hills TAFE CampusCollege
146-160 Old Northern Road, Baulkham Hills
Cropley HouseEvents Venue
84 Watkins Road, Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills Fire StationFire station
130 Seven Hills Road, Baulkham Hills
Garden (3)
Information (2)
Loading Dock
Ace MusicMusic School
Unit 1 20 Old Northern Road
Bupa Baulkham HillsNursing Home
Doris Horwood CarparkParking
Grove SquareParking
Parking (38)
Parking Space (2)
Baulkham Hills Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
Place of worship
Place of worship
15 Edgar Street, Baulkham Hills
St Matthews Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
15 Edgar Street, Baulkham Hills
St Michale's Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
Post Box (5)
ShedShelter
Shelter (7)
SummitCare Baulkham HillsSocial Facility
5 Bass Drive
Noel Drew GymnasiumSports Hall
TelstraTelephone
Track (4)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
5 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Baulkham Hills Baptist Church
Place of worship
Place of worship
15 Edgar Street, Baulkham Hills
St Matthews Uniting Church
15 Edgar Street, Baulkham Hills
St Michale's Catholic Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Mitchell
Member of Parliament
Alex HAWKE (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,997
Turnout (2025)
94.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+6.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 53.8%Labor 46.2%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.5 km away).
Coalition 46.0%Labor 54.0%
7.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)