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Kurrajong Hills NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Kurrajong Hills, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Kurrajong Hills NSW is 705 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Kurrajong Hills is $994 per week ($51,688 per year). Median rent in Kurrajong Hills is $600 per week ($2,600 per month). Kurrajong Hills has a median age of 44 years, older than the national median of 38. Kurrajong Hills has a population density of 40.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Kurrajong Hills is England. The most common religion is No Religion (34% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kurrajong Hills is $2,847.

There were 1 recorded offences in Kurrajong Hills in 2025-26, a rate of 1 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (1 offences).

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Kurrajong Hills Population

residents (Census 2021)

Kurrajong Hills Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$994/wk

$51,688 per year

#1260 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$600/wk

$2,600 per month

#202 of 14,663

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Median Age

44years

6 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$2,847/mo

Avg household size: 3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Kurrajong Hills Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (347) Female 50.5% (354)

Population Density

40.3

people per km²

705 people · 17.5 km²

Households

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,837

Family income/wk

Kurrajong Hills Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Kurrajong Hills Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

46.0% 97 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

54.0% 114 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Kurrajong Hills Country of Birth

Australia

88.4%

England

8.2%

India

2.2%

Germany

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Religion

No Religion

34.2%

Catholic

32.1%

Anglican

20.1%

Not stated

4.3%

Baptist

3.7%

Uniting Church

2.7%

Pentecostal

1.5%

Christian (other)

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

61.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

27.0%

Year 11 or equivalent

6.6%

Year 9 or equivalent

4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Languages Spoken at Home

Other

61.1%

IAL Punjabi

22.2%

German

16.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Employment

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Employed full-time

40.3% 201 people

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Employed part-time

23.4% 117 people

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Unemployed

1.4% 7 people

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Not in labour force

34.9% 174 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

33.9%

Bachelor Degree

31.7%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

18.5%

Postgraduate Degree

10.4%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.8%

Certificate I/II

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Occupation

Professionals

24.8%

Managers

22.0%

Technicians & Trade Workers

17.7%

Clerical & Administrative

13.1%

Community & Personal Service

9.2%

Sales Workers

5.3%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.6%

Labourers

3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Kurrajong Hills Field of Study

Management & Commerce

18.8%

Engineering

18.1%

Society & Culture

12.7%

Health

12.3%

Architecture & Building

10.9%

Education

9.1%

Creative Arts

4.7%

Agriculture & Environment

4.3%

Natural & Physical Sciences

4.0%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

3.6%

Information Technology

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Dwelling Types

Separate house

100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Weekly Household Income

$1-$149/wk

1.9%

$150-$299/wk

1.9%

$400-$499/wk

3.3%

$500-$649/wk

3.7%

$650-$799/wk

2.3%

$800-$999/wk

1.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

4.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

1.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.1%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

14.5%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

9.8%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

6.1%

$4,000+/wk

27.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Marital Status

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Married

58.3% 334

↔️

Separated

1.4% 8

📋

Divorced

6.5% 37

🕊️

Widowed

3.5% 20

👤

Never married

30.4% 174

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Ancestry

English

29.9%

Australian

26.9%

Irish

9.3%

Scottish

8.7%

Other

6.2%

Maltese

5.7%

German

3.7%

Italian

3.0%

Dutch

2.3%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.7%

Croatian

1.4%

Chinese

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Kurrajong Hills School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

31.5%

Secondary — Government

17.4%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

16.8%

Vocational Education

11.4%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

8.7%

Pre-school

6.7%

Primary — Catholic

4.0%

Secondary — Catholic

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

1.8% 25

✅

No need for assistance

98.2% 1,334

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

14.7% 81

—

Not a volunteer

85.3% 471

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$450-$599/mo

6.1%

$800-$999/mo

7.6%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

6.1%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

16.7%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

16.7%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

25.8%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

21.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Kurrajong Hills How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

64.1%

Did not go to work

24.1%

Truck

7.0%

Car (passenger)

3.7%

Walked only

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Car Ownership

1 vehicle

14.0%

2 vehicles

36.0%

3 vehicles

23.4%

4+ vehicles

26.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms

7.7%

3 bedrooms

25.8%

4 bedrooms

46.2%

5 bedrooms

14.9%

6+ bedrooms

5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Population Mobility

7.8%

moved in the last year

31.3%

moved in the last 5 years

2.3%

unemployment rate (Census)

67.4%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Indigenous Population

2.3%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Indigenous residents

1,350

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

Asthma

Diabetes

Arthritis

Heart disease

Cancer

Lung condition

Kidney disease

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.7%

$1-$149/wk

3.8%

$150-$299/wk

7.0%

$300-$399/wk

2.8%

$400-$499/wk

2.8%

$500-$649/wk

1.8%

$650-$799/wk

7.2%

$800-$999/wk

8.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.8%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.6%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

12.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.0%

$3,500+/wk

4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

41.8%

Couple — no children

26.7%

Couple — no children under 15

26.6%

One parent — no children under 15

4.2%

One parent — children under 15

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Military Service

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Previously served

2.7% 15

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Never served

97.3% 545

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

14.1% 79

—

Did not provide

85.9% 481

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Children Ever Born

No children

36.7%

1 child

10.1%

2 children

30.2%

3 children

17.7%

4 children

4.0%

5+ children

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Kurrajong Hills When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2017

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

18.9%

5–14 hours

29.8%

15–29 hours

15.8%

30+ hours

18.4%

Did not do domestic work

17.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Household Size

1 person

13.0%

2 persons

35.9%

3 persons

15.7%

4 persons

20.2%

5 persons

9.4%

6+ persons

5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Where Residents Moved From

Same address

629

Moved from NSW

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from overseas

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

88.7%

Step family — no other children

6.6%

Blended family — no other children

4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Kurrajong Hills Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 1 total

Theft

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Kurrajong Hills Schools

schools nearby

government

1035

avg ICSEA score

206

total students

Kurrajong Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 139 students

1051

ICSEA

Kurrajong North Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 67 students

1018

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Kurrajong Hills Rent Prices & Affordability

23%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,644/wk

Median Rent $600/wk

Rent-to-Income 22.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Kurrajong Hills

Your weekly income

≈ $11,457/month

Median rent $600/wk

Left after rent $2,044/wk

Rent share 22.7%

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Kurrajong Hills vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

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Pop: 353 Income: $896/wk Rent: $400/wk

Eureka (NSW)

Pop: 353 Income: $855/wk Rent: $455/wk

Dolphin Point

Pop: 354 Income: $734/wk Rent: $420/wk

Tucabia

Pop: 354 Income: $605/wk Rent: $320/wk

South Gundurimba

Pop: 355 Income: $765/wk Rent: $300/wk

Yerong Creek

Pop: 355 Income: $625/wk Rent: $200/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kurrajong Hills

What is the population of Kurrajong Hills NSW?

The population of Kurrajong Hills NSW is 705 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 40.3 people per km².Kurrajong Hills is ranked #4,491 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Kurrajong Hills?

The median personal income in Kurrajong Hills NSW is $994 per week, or $51,688 per year.The median household income is $2,644 per week.Family income is $2,837 per week.Kurrajong Hills is ranked #1,260 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Kurrajong Hills?

Median rent in Kurrajong Hills NSW is $600 per week ($2,600 per month).Rent represents 22.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Kurrajong Hills ranks #202 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Kurrajong Hills?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kurrajong Hills NSW is $2,847. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Kurrajong Hills?

The median age in Kurrajong Hills NSW is 44 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Kurrajong Hills a good suburb to live in?

Kurrajong Hills is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 705.The median income is $994/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 12228. All dollar figures in AUD.