NSW · Wollondilly Council

Couridjah, 2571

Est. population · Jun 2025

337

Growth (1 yr)

+5.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+21.2%

Median age

40

Median income

$1,791/wk

Employment rate

62.3%

University qualified

11.7%

Work from home

18.9%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,119,000

Languages at home

7.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

41.2/100
Average

1393rd in NSW

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Couridjah is known for: Excellent transport, Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Couridjah is a rural locality in New South Wales, in Wollondilly Council. Notable landmarks include Couridjah Railway Station.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Green cover is a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and population growth is an exceptional strength, and household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 26% above the peer median. Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group, with median house prices 60% above the peer median.

Couridjah is a better fit for people who value daily services more than 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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in New South Wales (2685)

Strengths

  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Household incomes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Housing is among the most expensive in its peer group

What stands out

  • Couridjah Railway Station

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Couridjah compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.12M

+1.8% change

Median rent

$730/wk

Population (ERP)

337

+5.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.3%

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

#136

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

21st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

98th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

19%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

24th

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
41.2/100 — Average
National rank
4090th in Australia
State rank
1393rd in NSW
Peer rank
#136 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#547 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$740
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
77
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,119,000
Median price change
+1.8%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

337(June 2025)

+5.0% annual · +21.2% over 5 years · 98th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+5.0%
5-year growth
+21.2%
Change in 1 year
+16
Change in 5 years
+59
Growth rank in NSW
98th 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 (~400), extrapolated at +2.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
282
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,791
Dwelling vacancy
6.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
6 of 95
Median monthly mortgage
$2,250
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$365
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
38.4% / 43% / 18.6%
Employment rate
62.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
18.9% / 0% / 67.8%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
91 / 0 / 0

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.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

11.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 29% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.7% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified8.7% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational29% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below50.6% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies27.4%
  • Management and commerce17%
  • Health12.6%
  • Architecture and building11.9%
  • Society and culture11.9%
  • Education6.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 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)
$68,148

83rd percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$73,461

80th percentile in NSW · +13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

58th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$96,756

80th percentile in NSW · +53% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

14th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2571 — 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
8,751
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,282
Median net rent
-$2,377
Taxpayers reporting business income
707
Taxable income vs state median
+22%
Salary / wages vs state median
+17%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
+37%
Business income vs state median
-20%

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

7.4% speak a language other than English at home; 13.5% born overseas

Language at home
251 English only · 20 other
Non-English at home
7.4%
Born overseas
36 (13.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
11 (3.9%)
Australian citizens
247

Religion

61.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 61.3%, while 25.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion25.9%32.8%
Christianity61.3%47.6%
Other / not stated12.8%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic24.5%22.4%
Anglican23.4%11.9%

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 2571, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
14
Against the person
4
Against property
6
Rate per 1,000 residents
41.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 70 residents
State crime-rate percentile
20.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+17%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
6
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
17.8

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions2
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault1
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment1
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault1
  • Sexual Assault1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
949
Median ICSEA percentile
24th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Buxton Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 949 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 163 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Buxton PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Picton HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Tahmoor PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Thirlmere PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

Public transport

33 public transport stops in this suburb

  • East Pde At Bargo River Rd
  • Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council, West Pde
  • Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council, West Pde
  • West Pde At Bargo River Rd
  • West Pde At Bargo River Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

6 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Well connected by public transport — 33 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Community(1)
  • Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land CouncilCommunity centre

    220 West Parade, Couridjah

Transport(5)

4 bus stops · 1 train stations

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
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
43.4%
Woodland / forest cover
43.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
24°C

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Camden Hospital (23.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
11
Participants per 1,000 residents
32.6

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.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

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
24° / 13°
Rainfall
282 mm · ~35 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
241 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
11° / 3°
Rainfall
179 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
201 mm · ~25 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 4 proposals
  • September 2026

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    29-31 EAST PARADE COURIDJAH 2571Additional Information Requested
  • August 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Function centre
    80 COLO STREET COURIDJAH 2571Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    123 COLO STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • March 2026

  • Demolition; Farm buildings; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Pathways and paving
    220 WEST PARADE COURIDJAH 2571Determined
2025· 5 proposals
  • September 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    123 COLO STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • July 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    15 BILLABONG LANE COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • May 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    95 SOUTH STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • April 2025

  • Temporary building, structure or use; Function centre
    80 COLO STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • February 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    40 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Withdrawn
2024· 2 proposals
  • December 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    9 BANKSIA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • April 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    40 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
2023· 7 proposals
  • August 2023

  • Dwelling
    123 COLO STREET COURIDJAH 2571Withdrawn
  • July 2023

  • Other
    39 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • June 2023

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    15 BILLABONG LANE COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • March 2023

  • Secondary dwelling
    315 WEST PARADE COURIDJAH 2571Withdrawn
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    40 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • Dwelling
    9 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • January 2023

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    106 COLO STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
2022· 7 proposals
  • October 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    40 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • September 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    35 SOUTH STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • Shed
    40 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • July 2022

  • Shed
    85 SOUTH STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • May 2022

  • Dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs
    15 BILLABONG LANE COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • March 2022

  • Shed
    254 BARGO RIVER ROAD COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • February 2022

  • Demolition; Shed
    9 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
2021· 6 proposals
  • November 2021

  • Secondary dwelling
    250 WEST PARADE COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • Dwelling; Secondary dwelling
    35 SOUTH STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • October 2021

  • Other
    15 BILLABONG LANE COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • May 2021

  • Other
    35 SOUTH STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    109 COLO STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined
  • March 2021

  • Dwelling; Secondary dwelling
    35 SOUTH STREET COURIDJAH 2571Withdrawn
2020· 1 proposal
  • July 2020

  • Shed
    15 MERYLA STREET COURIDJAH 2571Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Couridjah Railway StationMain Southern railway, CouridjahSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

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
Hume
Member of Parliament
Angus TAYLOR (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,449
Turnout (2025)
93.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.2 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 58.1%Labor 41.9%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.2 km away).

Coalition 55.1%Labor 44.9%

2.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -4.4 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • BuxtonLabor 45.4% · Coalition 54.6% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • TahmoorLabor 43.1% · Coalition 56.9% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • Tahmoor NorthLabor 45.1% · Coalition 54.9% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • ThirlmereLabor 46.4% · Coalition 53.6% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • Bargo CentralLabor 42.3% · Coalition 57.7% TPP (2025)7.0 km away

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.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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