NSW · Hawkesbury Council

Kurrajong Hills, 2758

Est. population · Jun 2025

717

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.7%

Median age

44

Median income

$2,644/wk

Employment rate

65.8%

University qualified

26.2%

Work from home

30.4%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,662,000

Languages at home

7.1%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

50.2/100
Average

Top 31% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Kurrajong Hills is known for: Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Kurrajong Hills is a semi-rural locality near Sydney, in Hawkesbury Council.

Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 86% below the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are limited amenity for the price, limited school access and thinner park access, with school access 67% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising socio-economic advantage over amenity for the price.

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

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in New South Wales (189)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access
  • School access is relatively limited
  • Park access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Kurrajong Hills compares

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

Median house price

$1.66M

+63% change

Median rent

$750/wk

Population (ERP)

717

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.2%

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

#37

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

7th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

43rd

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

5%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

55th

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
50.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 31% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1948th in Australia
State rank
666th in NSW
Peer rank
#37 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#159 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$750
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,662,000
Median price change
+62.9%

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

717(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +0.7% over 5 years · 43th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+0.7%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in NSW
43th 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 (~700), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
705
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$2,644
Dwelling vacancy
6.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
15 of 240
Median monthly mortgage
$2,847
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$600
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.7% / 51.4% / 5%
Employment rate
65.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
30.4% / 0% / 53.4%
Walked or cycled to work
0.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
227 / 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

26.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 20.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified26.2% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified11.6% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational20.3% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below41.9% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce18.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies18.2%
  • Society and culture12.7%
  • Health11.8%
  • Education10.5%
  • Architecture and building10.2%
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)
$63,804

74th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$69,530

71st percentile in NSW · +7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
20.0%

81st percentile in NSW · +45% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$104,734

83rd percentile in NSW · +65% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

53rd percentile in NSW · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2758 — 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
5,773
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,136
Median net rent
$133
Taxpayers reporting business income
656
Taxable income vs state median
+14%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
+43%
Super vs state median
+49%
Business income vs state median
+10%

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

7.1% speak a language other than English at home; 15.8% born overseas

Language at home
640 English only · 49 other
Non-English at home
7.1%
Born overseas
109 (15.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
17 (2.4%)
Australian citizens
660
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

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

  • Punjabi4 · 57.1%
  • German3 · 42.9%

Religion

60.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 60.9%, while 32.6% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion32.6%32.8%
Christianity60.9%47.6%
Other / not stated6.5%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic30.6%22.4%
Anglican19.1%11.9%
Baptist3.5%1.2%
Uniting Church2.6%2.1%

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 2758, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
19
Against the person
6
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
26.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 118 residents
State crime-rate percentile
6.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+19.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
1.39

Most common offence types

  • Break And Enter Dwelling2
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault2
  • Fraud2
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment2
  • Other Theft2

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
1,018
Median ICSEA percentile
55th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Kurrajong North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1018 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 67 students · Top SEA quarter 16%View on My School →
School catchments
  • Bilpin PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Colo HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Comleroy Rd PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Grose View PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kurrajong NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kurrajong 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

8 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 807 Bells Line Of Road
  • 834 Bells Line Of Road
  • Bells Line Of Rd Near Weena Rd
  • Bells Line Of Road Opp Stone Terrace
  • Kurrajong North Public 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

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

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
1.1%
Woodland / forest cover
1.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
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
St John Of God Hospital (8.9 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)
17
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.7

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· 3 proposals
  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    137 MOUNTAIN VIEW CLOSE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • April 2026

  • Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    137 MOUNTAIN VIEW CLOSE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • March 2026

  • Home industry; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    30 INNIS PLACE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
2025· 3 proposals
  • December 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Rainwater tanks
    915 BELLS LINE OF ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • August 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
    148 MOUNTAIN VIEW CLOSE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • May 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
    1 SPRINGROVE LANE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
2024· 3 proposals
  • November 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    134 MOUNTAIN VIEW CLOSE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
    106 HERMITAGE ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • August 2024

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    274A HERMITAGE ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
2023· 3 proposals
  • November 2023

  • Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
    249 HERMITAGE ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • October 2023

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    30 DOUGLAS FARM ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • September 2023

  • Dwelling
    19 BAILEYS LANE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
2022· 7 proposals
  • October 2022

  • Pools / decks / fencing; Shed
    107 Baileys Lane Kurrajong Hills NSW 2758Determined
  • September 2022

  • Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Retaining walls, protection of trees; Other
    276-30 HERMITAGE ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • August 2022

  • Dwelling
    66 BAILEYS LANE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Withdrawn
  • June 2022

  • Alterations and additions to residential development
    145 MOUNTAIN VIEW CLOSE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • May 2022

  • Dwelling
    30 DOUGLAS FARM ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • April 2022

  • Farm buildings
    14 SPRINGROVE LANE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • January 2022

  • Dwelling; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development
    136 HERMITAGE ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
2021· 6 proposals
  • October 2021

  • Shed
    276-11 HERMITAGE ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • Shed
    179 DIAMOND HILL DRIVE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • July 2021

  • Dwelling
    66 BAILEYS LANE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • May 2021

  • Retaining walls, protection of trees
    19 Baileys Lane Kurrajong Hills NSW 2758Determined
  • April 2021

  • Shed
    276-11 HERMITAGE ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
  • January 2021

  • Pools / decks / fencing
    1034 BELLS LINE OF ROAD KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined
2020· 1 proposal
  • October 2020

  • Dwelling
    144 MOUNTAIN VIEW CLOSE KURRAJONG HILLS 2758Determined

Data sources & freshness

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
Macquarie
Member of Parliament
Susan TEMPLEMAN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,939
Turnout (2025)
93.9%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.3%Labor 57.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.5 km away).

Coalition 53.0%Labor 47.0%

10.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • KurrajongLabor 53.3% · Coalition 46.7% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
  • KurmondLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)4.0 km away
  • Kurrajong NorthLabor 42.2% · Coalition 57.8% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
  • Grose WoldLabor 46.2% · Coalition 53.8% TPP (2025)7.6 km away
  • North RichmondLabor 50.3% · Coalition 49.7% TPP (2025)8.0 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)
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 Hawkesbury Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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