Kenthurst vs Dural

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 Kenthurst: a median of $3.25 million, against $2.28 million in Dural, though rent is higher in Dural. On these figures, Kenthurst tends to suit couples, while Dural suits 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

Dural

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 8)
  • But Kenthurst has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kenthurst has cheaper land ($3,175,000 vs $3,850,000)
  • Dural has cheaper houses ($2,280,000 vs $3,250,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kenthurst

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($550/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dural

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 50 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.3 km vs 42.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Dural

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 4%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 14/100)

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

Investors

Dural

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.3% vs 1.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kenthurst Dural
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.

Kenthurst Dural
Walkability 14 / 26
Kenthurst — Walkability: 14/100 Dural — Walkability: 26/100
Low fire risk 60 / 71
Kenthurst — Low fire risk: 60/100 Dural — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Dural has more residents (7,900 vs 5,313); Kenthurst has higher household incomes ($159,172 vs $129,428).

Kenthurst Dural
Population 5,313 7,900
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% +4.4%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $159,172/yr
+19% vs other
 $129,428/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk $600/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kenthurst Dural
0-4 4.0% / 4.1%
Kenthurst — 0-4: 4.0% Dural — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 14.2% / 13.3%
Kenthurst — 5-14: 14.2% Dural — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 8.3% / 7.1%
Kenthurst — 15-19: 8.3% Dural — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 7.1% / 6.0%
Kenthurst — 20-24: 7.1% Dural — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 7.7% / 7.8%
Kenthurst — 25-34: 7.7% Dural — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 9.5% / 10.1%
Kenthurst — 35-44: 9.5% Dural — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 16.0% / 15.3%
Kenthurst — 45-54: 16.0% Dural — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.6% / 13.9%
Kenthurst — 55-64: 13.6% Dural — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 11.5% / 10.3%
Kenthurst — 65-74: 11.5% Dural — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 6.4% / 8.0%
Kenthurst — 75-84: 6.4% Dural — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 1.8% / 3.8%
Kenthurst — 85+: 1.8% Dural — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kenthurst 71.5% couple families
Kenthurst — Couple Families: 71.5% Kenthurst — Lone Person: 15.7% Kenthurst — One Parent Families: 11.4% Kenthurst — Group Household: 0.5% Kenthurst — Other Families: 0.9%
Dural 61.3% couple families
Dural — Couple Families: 61.3% Dural — Lone Person: 23.4% Dural — One Parent Families: 12.5% Dural — Group Household: 1.8% Dural — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kenthurst 10.0% renting
Kenthurst — Owned Outright: 49.9% Kenthurst — Mortgage: 40.1% Kenthurst — Renting: 10.0%
Dural 15.2% renting
Dural — Owned Outright: 46.2% Dural — Mortgage: 38.5% Dural — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kenthurst Dural
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 18.3%
Kenthurst — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Dural — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 10.3%
Kenthurst — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Dural — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.9%
Kenthurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Dural — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 7.1%
Kenthurst — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Dural — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.9%
Kenthurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Dural — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Kenthurst Dural
England 3.2% / 4.0%
Kenthurst — England: 3.2% Dural — England: 4.0%
China 1.9% / 4.1%
Kenthurst — China: 1.9% Dural — China: 4.1%
India 1.0% / 3.0%
Kenthurst — India: 1.0% Dural — India: 3.0%
South Africa 0.7% / 2.0%
Kenthurst — South Africa: 0.7% Dural — South Africa: 2.0%
Lebanon 1.1% / 1.5%
Kenthurst — Lebanon: 1.1% Dural — Lebanon: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.1%
Kenthurst — New Zealand: 1.4% Dural — New Zealand: 1.1%
Italy 1.6% / —
Kenthurst — Italy: 1.6% Dural — Italy: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.6%
Kenthurst — Malaysia: not among its largest Dural — Malaysia: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kenthurst 95.6% houses
Kenthurst — Houses: 95.6% Kenthurst — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% Kenthurst — Townhouses: 2.1%
Dural 80.3% houses
Dural — Houses: 80.3% Dural — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Dural — Townhouses: 9.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kenthurst Dural
Median house price $3,250,000 $2,280,000
Median unit price — $699,500
Median land price $3,175,000 $3,850,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 16 sales
 26 days
from 58 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.

Kenthurst Dural
4 bed $2.68M / $2.23M
Kenthurst — 4 bed: $2.68M (7 sales) Dural — 4 bed: $2.23M (30 sales)

7 vs 30 sales

5 bed $3.67M / $2.45M
Kenthurst — 5 bed: $3.67M (6 sales) Dural — 5 bed: $2.45M (23 sales)

6 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Kenthurst has more rural and farming land (98% vs 57%); Dural has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 1%).

Kenthurst Dural
Rural and farming 98% 57%
Environmental 1% 31%
Parks and recreation 2% 5%
Residential 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Kenthurst Dural
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 260
across Hornsby
Approvals change year on year -4% -79%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Kenthurst Dural
Houses 1.7%
$895/wk on $2.7M
 2.3%
$1,100/wk on $2.5M
Units — 3.3%
$600/wk on $950K

Ranking within NSW

Kenthurst Dural
House price Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Income Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

Dural is more walkable (26 vs 14); Dural scores higher overall (69 vs 60).

Kenthurst Dural
Grade B A
Score 60/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kenthurst carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 29).

Kenthurst Dural
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
35/100
 —
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kenthurst Dural
Inside the suburb 4 6
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 3 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kenthurst

  • Kenthurst Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marian Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Madeleine's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • The Hills Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Dural

  • Dural Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education Independent · Combined above peers
  • Pacific Hills Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Redfield College Independent · Combined at peers
  • New Hope Christian School Independent · Combined · Special school
  • Warrah Specialist School Independent · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Kenthurst Dural
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 3 10
Childcare 8 13
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 8 22

Mobility

Kenthurst sits further from the CBD (42.2 km vs 38.3 km).

Kenthurst Dural
Walkability score 14/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 42.2 km
+9% vs other
 38.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 44 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 116.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 292.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 2156
 2.1%
postcode 2158
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 2156
 45
postcode 2158

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.

Kenthurst Dural
Worked from Home 44.1% / 50.6%
Kenthurst — Worked from Home: 44.1% Dural — Worked from Home: 50.6%
Car (driver) 50.9% / 42.8%
Kenthurst — Car (driver): 50.9% Dural — Car (driver): 42.8%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 2.6%
Kenthurst — Car (passenger): 2.9% Dural — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 1.7% / 2.4%
Kenthurst — Walked Only: 1.7% Dural — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train 0.1% / 1.0%
Kenthurst — Train: 0.1% Dural — Train: 1.0%
Bus 0.2% / 0.5%
Kenthurst — Bus: 0.2% Dural — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.9%).

Setting

Kenthurst Dural
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 197 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.4 km 21.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kenthurst Dural
Connectivity score 78/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,778 premises
 52%
3,490 premises

Climate

Kenthurst Dural
Annual rainfall 932 mm 1,021 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 28.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Kenthurst Dural
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 15.5 µg/m³ 14.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.23 pphm

Council rates

Kenthurst Dural
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,488/yr
Council The Hills Hornsby

Federal electorate

Kenthurst Dural
Division Berowra
same for both
Member Julian Leeser
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kenthurst Dural
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kenthurst

Acreage Outer Premium River

Dural

Easy Commute Outer Premium Transport Hub

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