NSW · Hunters Hill Council

Huntleys Cove, 2111

Est. population · Jun 2025

765

Growth (1 yr)

+1.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.7%

Median age

50

Median income

$2,359/wk

Employment rate

56.1%

University qualified

47.6%

Work from home

55.8%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$3,188,000

Languages at home

24.1%non-English

Most common: Cantonese, Mandarin, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

57.7/100
Good

Top 14% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 97% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Inner city
What Huntleys Cove is known for: Inner city

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Suburb profile

Huntleys Cove is an inner metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Hunters Hill Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 14% below the peer median. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs, and green cover is a very strong feature of the suburb, with green cover 71% above the peer median, and working from home is another area where the suburb performs particularly well. Public transport coverage is sparse, with public transport 82% below the peer median.

Huntleys Cove's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (70)

Strengths

  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Public transport coverage is sparse

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Huntleys Cove compares

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

Median house price

$3.19M

-0.4% change

Median rent

$770/wk

Houses $1,100 · Units $720

Population (ERP)

765

+1.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.3%

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

#29

among Metro Sydney · Mature

Crime rate

20th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

72nd

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

28%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

91st

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
57.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 14% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
750th in Australia
State rank
287th in NSW
Peer rank
#29 among Metro Sydney · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#216 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
97%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$720
Houses (January to March 2026)
$1,100
All types (January to March 2026)
$770
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
189
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$3,188,000
Median price change
-0.4%

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

765(June 2025)

+1.2% annual · +4.7% over 5 years · 72th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+4.7%
Change in 1 year
+9
Change in 5 years
+34
Growth rank in NSW
72th 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 (~800), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
740
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$2,359
Dwelling vacancy
10.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
37 of 359
Median monthly mortgage
$3,250
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$700
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
47.5% / 24.5% / 28%
Employment rate
56.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
55.8% / 1.1% / 25.5%
Walked or cycled to work
1.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5 / 254 / 67

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

47.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 5.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified47.6% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified13% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational5.9% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below33.5% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce30.9%
  • Society and culture15.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies11.3%
  • Education10.9%
  • Health10.2%
  • Creative arts5.9%
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)
$79,436

95th percentile in NSW · +35% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$83,926

95th percentile in NSW · +29% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
22.0%

91st percentile in NSW · +59% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$110,097

86th percentile in NSW · +74% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

48th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2111 — 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
10,506
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,323
Median net rent
-$193
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,042
Taxable income vs state median
+42%
Salary / wages vs state median
+34%
Rental investment vs state median
+57%
Super vs state median
+56%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

24.1% speak a language other than English at home; 34.9% born overseas

Language at home
549 English only · 174 other
Non-English at home
24.1%
Born overseas
248 (34.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
5 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
658
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
11

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Cantonese18 · 30%
  • Mandarin6 · 10%
  • Arabic5 · 8.3%
  • Italian5 · 8.3%
  • German4 · 6.7%
  • Greek4 · 6.7%
  • Hindi4 · 6.7%
  • Polish4 · 6.7%

Religion

60%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 60%, while 30.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion30.9%32.8%
Christianity60%47.6%
Buddhism3.2%2.8%
Other / not stated5.8%16.9%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic33.5%22.4%
Anglican13.8%11.9%
Eastern Orthodox3.4%2.5%
Uniting Church2.6%2.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%1.9%

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 2111, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
31
Against the person
7
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
40.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 106 residents
State crime-rate percentile
19.5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+7.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
10
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
13.07

Most common offence types

  • Breach Bail Conditions7
  • Break And Enter Dwelling2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment3
  • Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault2
  • Steal From Motor Vehicle2

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
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
1,129.5
Median ICSEA percentile
91th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Riverside Girls High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1114 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 49% · 665 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Giant Steps SydneySpecial · Independent · ICSEA 1103 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 113 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1130 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 1,100 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Villa Maria Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1166 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 360 students · Top SEA quarter 66% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Hunters Hill High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1104 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 790 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Gladesville Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1129 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 305 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Hunters Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 228 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Abbotsford Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1113 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 368 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1132 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 179 students · Top SEA quarter 53% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Boronia Park Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1145 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 59% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Gladesville PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Hunters Hill HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Hunters Hill PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Riverside GHSGovernment 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

Public transport

6 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Victoria Rd After Salter St
  • Victoria Rd After Salter St
  • Victoria Rd Opp Gladesville Reserve
  • Victoria Rd Opp Gladesville Reserve
  • Victoria Rd Opp Riverside Girls High School

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

27 mapped amenities

2 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
9/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.35
Sport & outdoors(10)
  • City to North Cycle RouteCycling route
  • MR4 - The River RunCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Park
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Transport(3)

3 bus stops

Other(5)
  • Bench (6)
  • Garden
  • Information (2)
  • Parking (3)
  • Waste Basket (2)

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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Sydney Girls' High School Rowing Shed

    Rowing

  • UNSW Rowing Shed

    Rowing

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
16.2%
Woodland / forest cover
14.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
25°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
Hunters Hill Private Hospital (1.2 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)
14
Participants per 1,000 residents
18.3

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
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%)

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· 1 proposal
  • June 2026

  • Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Shop; Neighbourhood shop; Residential Accommodation
    1 KARRABEE AVENUE HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Under Assessment
2025· 3 proposals
  • June 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    2-4 KARRABEE AVENUE HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined
  • Shop top housing; Erection of a new structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Shop; Neighbourhood shop; Residential Accommodation
    1 KARRABEE AVENUE HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined
  • March 2025

  • Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    G03/4 karrabee avenue huntleys coveDetermined
2024· 2 proposals
  • December 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    8 SALTER STREET HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined
  • March 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    8 SALTER STREET HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined
2022· 1 proposal
  • November 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    8 SALTER STREET HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined
2021· 2 proposals
  • November 2021

  • Demolition; Alterations and additions to commercial development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces; Restaurant or cafe; Change of use
    10-12 SALTER STREET HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined
  • April 2021

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    8 SALTER STREET HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined
2020· 1 proposal
  • July 2020

  • Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development
    16 MORTIMER LEWIS DRIVE HUNTLEYS COVE 2111Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • The PrioryManning Road, GladesvilleSHR

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
No overlay at centroid
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
Bennelong
Member of Parliament
Jerome LAXALE (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
125,953
Turnout (2025)
92.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+9.3 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 40.7%Labor 59.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.1 km away).

Coalition 46.2%Labor 53.8%

5.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +10.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Hunters Hill WestLabor 51.3% · Coalition 48.7% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • GladesvilleLabor 64.4% · Coalition 35.6% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Hunters HillLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • Gladesville NorthLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • Hunters Hill NorthLabor 59.1% · Coalition 40.9% TPP (2025)1.8 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)
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Hunters Hill Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.