NSW · Central Coast (NSW) Council
Kulnura, NSW, 2250
Desirability index
#780 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kulnura is a small locality in the Central Coast (NSW) area, home to around 589 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 8,261 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-4%), roughly 14025.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $650 (flats $640, houses $690), 1 school and preschool site in the area, 8 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 589
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,913
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 36 of 231
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 56%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 0 / 0
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
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $640
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $690
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 540
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)
- 8,261
- Against the person
- 1,771
- Against property
- 2,413
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 14,025.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 75.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -3.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions922
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment540
- Malicious Damage To Property490
- Steal From Retail Store460
- Transport Regulatory Offences1947
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
- 975
- Kulnura 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
8 public transport stops in this suburb
- George Downes Dr Opp Bloodtree Rd
- George Downes Dr Opp Walkers Ridge Rd
- George Downes Dr Opp Walkers Ridge Rd
- Springs Rd After George Downes Dr
- Springs Rd Before George Downes Dr
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
62 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
June 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure72 HUNTS ROAD KULNURA 2250Under Assessment
February 2026
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure759 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Under Assessment
January 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool1213 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
2025· 8 proposals
December 2025
- Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia131 FINNS ROAD KULNURA 2250Under Assessment
November 2025
- Subdivision74 HUNTS ROAD KULNURA 2250Under Assessment
- Erection of a new structure; Temporary building, structure or use; Function centre1172 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Additional Information Requested
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure52 HUNTS ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
- Fowl and poultry houses; Erection of a new structure; Intensive livestock agriculture315 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Additional Information Requested
July 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Intensive livestock agriculture; Poultry farm; Agriculture315 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Withdrawn
April 2025
- Fowl and poultry houses; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure315 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Withdrawn
March 2025
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure922 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
2024· 11 proposals
December 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure520 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
November 2024
- Dual occupancy; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached); Residential Accommodation184 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
September 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)74 HUNTS ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
August 2024
- Subdivision993 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
July 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool2100 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure72 HUNTS ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2100 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
May 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Recreation/Tourist Premise; Function centre1550 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Under Assessment
March 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Ancillary commercial development993 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool; Supporting Development1042 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
January 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Ancillary commercial development; Temporary structure987 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
2023· 11 proposals
September 2023
- Farm buildings69 WILLIAMS ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces64 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
- Farm buildings351 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
August 2023
- Shed142 FINNS ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
- Farm buildings153 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
July 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing511 KYOLA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
June 2023
- Farm buildings; Shed2230 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
- Dwelling; Dual occupancy922 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
May 2023
- Shed; Other315 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
March 2023
- Farm buildings; Shed1640 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces64 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
2022· 11 proposals
November 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Shed; Other96 BARNES ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
- Other1550 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Withdrawn
October 2022
- Subdivision of land74 HUNTS ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
- Dual occupancy; Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs1042 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Determined
August 2022
- Other143-147 CHERRY LANE KULNURA 2250Determined
May 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces64 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
February 2022
- Secondary dwelling273 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Determined
2021· 9 proposals
9 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 9 proposals
9 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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- Kulnura Pioneer ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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)
- 18
- 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
- 17.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #780 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
- George Downes Dr Opp Bloodtree Rdtransport
- George Downes Dr Opp Walkers Ridge Rdtransport
- George Downes Dr Opp Walkers Ridge Rdtransport
- Springs Rd After George Downes Drtransport
- Springs Rd Before George Downes Drtransport
- Kulnura Pioneer Parkgovernmentpark
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Intensive livestock agriculture; Poultry farm; Agricultureplanning315 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Lodged 04 Jul 2025 · Withdrawn
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming poolplanning1213 GEORGE DOWNES DRIVE KULNURA 2250Lodged 31 Jan 2026 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanning64 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Lodged 08 Sep 2023 · Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanning64 GRETA ROAD KULNURA 2250Lodged 16 Mar 2023 · 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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