Median house price
$3.92M
+2.6% change
NSW · Northern Beaches Council
Curl Curl, 2096
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,362
Growth (1 yr)
+0.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.1%
Median age
40
Median income
$3,870/wk
Employment rate
65.8%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$3,925,000
Languages at home
9%non-English
Most common: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Dog friendly
Suburb profile
Curl Curl wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas.
Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many coastal suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Buses connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
Against similar coastal suburbs, community and employment, plus safety stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with growth momentum less decisive. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Curl Curl snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$923/wk
Houses $1,820 · Units $860
Population (ERP)
2,362
+0.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.1%
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
#16
among Coastal & beach · Established
Safety
2nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
46th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
92nd
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
- 60.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 13% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 931st in Australia
- State rank
- 265th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #16 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #32 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $860
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,820
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $923
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 184
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $3,925,000
- Median price change
- +2.6%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
2,362(June 2025)
+0.4% annual · +4.1% over 5 years · 46th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.4%
- 5-year growth
- +4.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +9
- Change in 5 years
- +93
- Growth rank in NSW
- 46th 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 (~2,450), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,364
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $3,870
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 57 of 801
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,775
- Employment rate
- 65.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 560 / 57 / 119 (+ 5 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 49
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 25
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 20.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 158 residents
- State safety percentile
- 2.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -9%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault22
- Fraud54
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment21
- Malicious Damage To Property42
- Sexual Assault27
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- 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
- 10
- Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
- 1,134
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 92th
School list
- Curl Curl North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 699 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Harbord Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1137 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 881 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Stewart House SchoolSpecial · Government · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior CampusSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1098 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 647 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1134 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 163 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly CampusSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1217 · 99th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 766 students · Top SEA quarter 79% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St Luke's Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1178 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 1,481 students · Top SEA quarter 71% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- St Kevin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 70% · 178 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Brookvale Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1075 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 306 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- St Augustine's College SydneyCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1141 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 1,580 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
41 public transport stops in this suburb
- Carrington Pde After Beach St
- Carrington Pde After Gardere Av
- Carrington Pde At Adina Rd
- NBSC Freshwater Senior Campus, Harbord Rd
- Stewart House, Carrington Pde
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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
87 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 3 playgrounds · 2 dog parks · 2 sports centres · 1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 41 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 14 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 32/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.42
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.42
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.12
Food & drink(1)
- The Beach EateryCafe
Community(2)
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior CampusSchool
153 Harbord Road
- Stewart House SchoolSchool
22 Ellen Street
Health & services(2)
- Curl Curl Community Health CentreClinic
- South Pacific Private HospitalHospital
Sport & outdoors(19)
- Adams Street Reserve (John Fisher Park) and Curl Curl LagoonDog park
- Curl Curl off-leash dog areaDog park
- Cooksey ReservePark
- Flora and Ritchie Roberts ReservePark
- Park (2)
- Stirgess ReservePark
- PICO in CurlyPlayground
- Playground (2)
- Harbord Bowling and Recreation ClubSports centre
- North Curl Curl Community CentreSports centre
- Abbot Road Pitch #4Sports field
- Adam Street Ground - John Fisher ParkSports field
Adam Street, Curl Curl
- Mike Pawley Oval & Frank Gray OvalSports field
- North Curl Curl Skate ParkSports field
- Sports field
- Weldon OvalSports field
- South Curl Curl Rock PoolSwimming pool
Entertainment(1)
- Brian Green LookoutViewpoint
Transport(19)
19 bus stops
Other(16)
- Bench (3)
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Drinking water (5)
- Northern Beaches CouncilDrinking water
- Mid Curl Curl Parking AreaParking
- Parking (12)
- South Curl Curl Beach Parking AreaParking
- South Curl Curl Beach Parking Area 2Parking
- Swell Physio & PerformancePhysiotherapist
Unit 2 31 Brighton Street, Curl Curl
- Picnic Table (7)
- Curly Little LibraryPublic Bookcase
- Northern Beaches CouncilPublic toilets
- Public toilets
- Shelter (2)
- Shower (3)
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Cooksey ReservePark
- Flora and Ritchie Roberts ReservePark
- Stirgess ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 3
- Nearest hospital
- South Pacific Private Hospital (0.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Curl Curl Community Health CentreClinic
- South Pacific Private HospitalHospital
- Swell Physio & PerformanceBrighton StreetPhysiotherapist
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 32
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 13.5
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 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 (15%)
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· 14 proposals
August 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation21 FARNELL STREET CURL CURL 2096Under Assessment
July 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure50 ADAMS STREET CURL CURL 2096Under Assessment
June 2026
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 50A CARRINGTON PARADE CURL CURL 2096Under Assessment
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure67 GARDERE AVENUE CURL CURL 2096Determined
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool34 STEWART AVENUE CURL CURL 2096Determined
April 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure37 STIRGESS AVENUE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure66 CARRINGTON PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation44 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Subdivision4B HOLLOWAY PLACE CURL CURL 2096Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 BRIGHTON STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces10 BEVERLEY PLACE CURL CURL 2096Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Fences30 FARNELL STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
January 2026
- Home business; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Home occupation75 CARRINGTON PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
2025· 23 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure69 CARRINGTON PARADE CURL CURL 2096Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool37 FARNELL STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure23 BENNETT STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure31 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport83 BRIGHTON STREET CURL CURL 2096Under Assessment
September 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure25 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool14 STEWART AVENUE CURL CURL 2096Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation88 BENNETT STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure34 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure24 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
July 2025
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)4B HOLLOWAY PLACE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool3 LALCHERE STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
June 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure73 BRIGHTON STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation7 MANUELA PLACE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure66 CARRINGTON PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation5 LALCHERE STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 BEACH STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)54 GARDERE AVENUE CURL CURL 2096Determined
April 2025
- Dual occupancy; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation5 ADINA ROAD CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure29 FARNELL STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
March 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)10 BEVERLEY PLACE CURL CURL 2096Determined
February 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport4 BRIGHTON STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
2024· 5 proposals
December 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure11 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure57 GARDERE AVENUE CURL CURL 2096Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure29 FARNELL STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure34 CURL CURL PARADE CURL CURL 2096Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 LALCHERE STREET CURL CURL 2096Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Warringah
- Member of Parliament
- Zali STEGGALL (Independent)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,761
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.1%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.3 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 45.5%Labor 54.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.9 km away).
Coalition 45.7%Labor 54.3%
0.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Curl CurlLabor 54.5% · Coalition 45.5% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- North Curl Curl (Warringah)Labor 53.5% · Coalition 46.5% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
- Freshwater NorthLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- Brookvale EastLabor 55.0% · Coalition 45.0% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Freshwater CentralLabor 57.3% · Coalition 42.7% TPP (2025)1.1 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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