NSW · Hawkesbury Council
East Kurrajong, NSW, 2758
Desirability index
#401 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
East Kurrajong is a smaller suburban community in the Hawkesbury area, home to around 2,203 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 232 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+16%), roughly 105.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,203
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,757
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 662
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 68.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 35 / 0 / 5
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $750
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 232
- Against the person
- 74
- Against property
- 134
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 105.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 30 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +16%
Most common offence types
- Arson20
- Domestic Violence Related Assault22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment28
- Malicious Damage To Property30
- Other Theft24
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 974
- Kurrajong East Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
48 public transport stops in this suburb
- East Kurrajong Rd And Tennyson Rd
- East Kurrajong Rd Opp Tennyson Rd
- Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong Rd
- Putty Rd At East Kurrajong Rd
- Putty Rd Opp Morilla Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksPutty Road, Colo Heights04 Jan 2026 – 24 Mar 2027
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
51 planning-related records
2025· 14 proposals
November 2025
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure55 BULL RIDGE ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool1 KENT PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure321B EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure183 BULL RIDGE ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
August 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool144 ROYERDALE PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure148 ALA MOANA ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
May 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool25 WILLIAM HALL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures907 PUTTY ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
April 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool1221 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2025
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Building identification sign; Supporting Development891 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool79 ROYERDALE PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Demolition; Shed354 COOBAH ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
January 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)23 COOBAH ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure35 CARMICHAEL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
2024· 9 proposals
November 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure183 BULL RIDGE ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure143 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure717 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure16 carmichael place east kurrajong 2758Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool26 WILLIAM HALL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation596 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support18 COLVIN PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1129 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses809 PUTTY ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure2 WILLIAM HALL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Manufactured home847 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Farm buildings552 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
June 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development717 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing315 COOBAH ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Shed824A EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development885C PUTTY ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
2022· 12 proposals
November 2022
- Dwelling; Shed10 Ala Moana Road East Kurrajong NSW 2753Under Assessment
- Dual occupancy847 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
October 2022
- Shed58 GRAND HAVEN ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2022
- Dwelling200 ROYERDALE PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing21 CARINYA CLOSE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
July 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing1 DUNGULLIN WAY EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
June 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing792 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition694 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling; Shed10 ALA MOANA ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling2 ALA MOANA ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
2021· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 2 proposals
2 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Playground
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Stanley ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 57.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #401 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- East Kurrajong Rd And Tennyson Rdtransport
- East Kurrajong Rd Opp Tennyson Rdtransport
- Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong Rdtransport
- Putty Rd At East Kurrajong Rdtransport
- Putty Rd Opp Morilla Rdtransport
- Stanley Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning885C PUTTY ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Lodged 22 Feb 2023 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Manufactured homeplanning847 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Lodged 20 Sep 2023 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)planning23 COOBAH ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Lodged 14 Jan 2025 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming poolplanning26 WILLIAM HALL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Lodged 01 Aug 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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