East Kurrajong vs Kurrajong

East Kurrajong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Kurrajong. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in East Kurrajong: a median of $1.77 million, against $1.3 million in Kurrajong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, East Kurrajong tends to suit couples, while Kurrajong suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Kurrajong

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 47/100)
  • But East Kurrajong is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 74%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Kurrajong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,377,500 vs $1,900,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,302,500 vs $1,775,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kurrajong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

East Kurrajong

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (71.1 km vs 78.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 75 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kurrajong

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

East Kurrajong and Kurrajong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Walkability 22 / 17
East Kurrajong — Walkability: 22/100 Kurrajong — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 53 / 63
East Kurrajong — Safety: 53/100 Kurrajong — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 18 / 20
East Kurrajong — Low fire risk: 18/100 Kurrajong — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Kurrajong has more residents (3,113 vs 2,203); Kurrajong skews older (46 vs 38).

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Population 2,203 3,113
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +1.7%
Median age 38 46
Median household income $143,364/yr
+16% vs other
 $119,808/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+14% vs other
 $430/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
0-4 5.8% / 4.8%
East Kurrajong — 0-4: 5.8% Kurrajong — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.8% / 12.2%
East Kurrajong — 5-14: 13.8% Kurrajong — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 9.1% / 5.9%
East Kurrajong — 15-19: 9.1% Kurrajong — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.5% / 5.8%
East Kurrajong — 20-24: 6.5% Kurrajong — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.2% / 9.9%
East Kurrajong — 25-34: 11.2% Kurrajong — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 11.8% / 10.2%
East Kurrajong — 35-44: 11.8% Kurrajong — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 16.1% / 15.0%
East Kurrajong — 45-54: 16.1% Kurrajong — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 13.4% / 15.1%
East Kurrajong — 55-64: 13.4% Kurrajong — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 8.4% / 12.5%
East Kurrajong — 65-74: 8.4% Kurrajong — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 3.7% / 6.4%
East Kurrajong — 75-84: 3.7% Kurrajong — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 0.6% / 2.3%
East Kurrajong — 85+: 0.6% Kurrajong — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Kurrajong 76.3% couple families
East Kurrajong — Couple Families: 76.3% East Kurrajong — Lone Person: 12.0% East Kurrajong — One Parent Families: 10.6% East Kurrajong — Group Household: 1.0% East Kurrajong — Other Families: 0.0%
Kurrajong 61.2% couple families
Kurrajong — Couple Families: 61.2% Kurrajong — Lone Person: 24.2% Kurrajong — One Parent Families: 12.6% Kurrajong — Group Household: 1.7% Kurrajong — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Kurrajong 7.3% renting
East Kurrajong — Owned Outright: 34.8% East Kurrajong — Mortgage: 57.8% East Kurrajong — Renting: 7.3%
Kurrajong 10.7% renting
Kurrajong — Owned Outright: 44.4% Kurrajong — Mortgage: 45.0% Kurrajong — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 19.3%
East Kurrajong — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Kurrajong — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 12.3%
East Kurrajong — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Kurrajong — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 9.5%
East Kurrajong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Kurrajong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 4.4%
East Kurrajong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Kurrajong — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.2%
East Kurrajong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Kurrajong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
England 2.5% / 4.2%
East Kurrajong — England: 2.5% Kurrajong — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
East Kurrajong — New Zealand: 1.1% Kurrajong — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany 0.5% / 0.9%
East Kurrajong — Germany: 0.5% Kurrajong — Germany: 0.9%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.3%
East Kurrajong — South Africa: 0.6% Kurrajong — South Africa: 0.3%
Italy 0.3% / 0.5%
East Kurrajong — Italy: 0.3% Kurrajong — Italy: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.7%
East Kurrajong — Philippines: not among its largest Kurrajong — Philippines: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.5% / —
East Kurrajong — Netherlands: 0.5% Kurrajong — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Kurrajong 99.2% houses
East Kurrajong — Houses: 99.2% East Kurrajong — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% East Kurrajong — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kurrajong 96.1% houses
Kurrajong — Houses: 96.1% Kurrajong — Flats / Apartments: 2.8% Kurrajong — Townhouses: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Median house price $1,775,000 $1,302,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,900,000 $1,377,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 21 sales
 36 days
from 34 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
3 bed $1.96M / $1.11M
East Kurrajong — 3 bed: $1.96M (6 sales) Kurrajong — 3 bed: $1.11M (10 sales)

6 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.46M / $1.3M
East Kurrajong — 4 bed: $1.46M (14 sales) Kurrajong — 4 bed: $1.3M (30 sales)

14 vs 30 sales

5 bed $1.93M / $1.74M
East Kurrajong — 5 bed: $1.93M (10 sales) Kurrajong — 5 bed: $1.74M (14 sales)

10 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

East Kurrajong has more rural and farming land (99% vs 66%); Kurrajong has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 0%).

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Rural and farming 99% 66%
Environmental 0% 32%
Residential 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Income Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 56% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW

Liveability

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

East Kurrajong carries more crime risk (47 vs 37).

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in East Kurrajong

  • Kurrajong East Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kurrajong

  • Hawkesbury Independent School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Kurrajong Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Comleroy Road Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Kuyper Christian School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Kurrajong sits further from the CBD (78.1 km vs 71.1 km).

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Walkability score 22/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 71.1 km 78.1 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 75 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 55/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2758
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2758
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Car (driver) 62.9% / 56.1%
East Kurrajong — Car (driver): 62.9% Kurrajong — Car (driver): 56.1%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 39.0%
East Kurrajong — Worked from Home: 31.7% Kurrajong — Worked from Home: 39.0%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 2.3%
East Kurrajong — Car (passenger): 3.7% Kurrajong — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.6%
East Kurrajong — Walked Only: 0.9% Kurrajong — Walked Only: 1.6%
Train 0.8% / 1.1%
East Kurrajong — Train: 0.8% Kurrajong — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.9%).

Setting

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.9 km 48.4 km

NBN connectivity

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Connectivity score 30/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
715 premises
 29%
1,235 premises

Climate

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Kurrajong Kurrajong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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