Mount Kuring-Gai vs Berowra

Comparing Mount Kuring-Gai and Berowra, NSW: Berowra has more residents (4,762 vs 1,766); Berowra is more walkable (60 vs 39); and Berowra has higher household incomes ($144,612 vs $126,256).

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

Berowra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more childcare (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Berowra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 39/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Berowra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 39/100)

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

Mount Kuring-Gai and Berowra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
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.

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Walkability 39 / 60
Mount Kuring-Gai — Walkability: 39/100 Berowra — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 67 / 68
Mount Kuring-Gai — Safety: 67/100 Berowra — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 27 / 20
Mount Kuring-Gai — Low fire risk: 27/100 Berowra — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Berowra has more residents (4,762 vs 1,766); Berowra has higher household incomes ($144,612 vs $126,256).

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Population 1,766 4,762
+170% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% +0.9%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $126,256/yr $144,612/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $568/wk $580/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
0-4 4.8% / 5.4%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 0-4: 4.8% Berowra — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.1% / 15.5%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 5-14: 16.1% Berowra — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 7.0% / 7.7%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 15-19: 7.0% Berowra — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 5.0% / 5.7%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 20-24: 5.0% Berowra — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.1% / 7.2%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 25-34: 8.1% Berowra — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 13.5% / 13.0%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 35-44: 13.5% Berowra — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 16.1% / 16.4%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 45-54: 16.1% Berowra — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 13.3% / 14.1%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 55-64: 13.3% Berowra — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 9.2% / 8.3%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 65-74: 9.2% Berowra — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 5.2% / 5.3%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 75-84: 5.2% Berowra — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.2% / 1.2%
Mount Kuring-Gai — 85+: 1.2% Berowra — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Kuring-Gai 65.1% couple families
Mount Kuring-Gai — Couple Families: 65.1% Mount Kuring-Gai — Lone Person: 20.1% Mount Kuring-Gai — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mount Kuring-Gai — Group Household: 0.7%
Berowra 67.8% couple families
Berowra — Couple Families: 67.8% Berowra — Lone Person: 18.2% Berowra — One Parent Families: 13.0% Berowra — Group Household: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Kuring-Gai 12.9% renting
Mount Kuring-Gai — Owned Outright: 37.9% Mount Kuring-Gai — Mortgage: 49.1% Mount Kuring-Gai — Renting: 12.9%
Berowra 12.3% renting
Berowra — Owned Outright: 38.6% Berowra — Mortgage: 49.1% Berowra — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 18.9%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Berowra — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 12.4%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Berowra — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 9.4%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Berowra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 7.0%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Berowra — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.6%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Berowra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
England 5.3% / 7.1%
Mount Kuring-Gai — England: 5.3% Berowra — England: 7.1%
India 3.1% / 1.8%
Mount Kuring-Gai — India: 3.1% Berowra — India: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.8%
Mount Kuring-Gai — New Zealand: 1.5% Berowra — New Zealand: 1.8%
China 2.0% / 1.1%
Mount Kuring-Gai — China: 2.0% Berowra — China: 1.1%
South Africa 1.5% / 1.2%
Mount Kuring-Gai — South Africa: 1.5% Berowra — South Africa: 1.2%
Philippines 1.1% / 1.4%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Philippines: 1.1% Berowra — Philippines: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Kuring-Gai 94.9% houses
Mount Kuring-Gai — Houses: 94.9% Mount Kuring-Gai — Townhouses: 4.3% Mount Kuring-Gai — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Berowra 93.9% houses
Berowra — Houses: 93.9% Berowra — Townhouses: 5.1% Berowra — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Median house price $1,600,000 $1,652,500
Median unit price — $1,247,500
Median land price — $1,375,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 11 sales
 28 days
from 41 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.

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
3 bed $1.45M / $1.58M
Mount Kuring-Gai — 3 bed: $1.45M (5 sales) Berowra — 3 bed: $1.58M (33 sales)

5 vs 33 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.7M
Mount Kuring-Gai — 4 bed: $1.58M (12 sales) Berowra — 4 bed: $1.7M (41 sales)

12 vs 41 sales

5 bed $1.8M / $1.8M
Mount Kuring-Gai — 5 bed: $1.8M (10 sales) Berowra — 5 bed: $1.8M (15 sales)

10 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Kuring-Gai has more land zoned for conservation (79% vs 63%).

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Environmental 79% 63%
Residential 7% 23%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 9%
Industrial 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
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

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
New dwellings approved 260
across Hornsby
same for both
Approvals change year on year -79%
same for both

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.

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Houses — 3.7%
$1,125/wk on $1.57M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Berowra is more walkable (60 vs 39).

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
32/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Mount Kuring-Gai

  • Mount Kuring-gai Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Berowra

  • Berowra Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Pacific Berowra Christian School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 1 7
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 9
same for both

Mobility

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Walkability score 39/100 60/100
Distance to Sydney 37.5 km
+4% vs other
 36 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 38 min
Public transport score 77/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 100.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 2080
 1.6%
postcode 2081
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2080
 54
postcode 2081

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.

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Worked from Home 46.3% / 53.3%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Worked from Home: 46.3% Berowra — Worked from Home: 53.3%
Car (driver) 45.6% / 38.8%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Car (driver): 45.6% Berowra — Car (driver): 38.8%
Train 4.7% / 3.9%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Train: 4.7% Berowra — Train: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 2.3%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Car (passenger): 2.4% Berowra — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.4%
Mount Kuring-Gai — Walked Only: 0.9% Berowra — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Elevation 206 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.7 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Connectivity score 79/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,021 premises
 53%
1,736 premises

Climate

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Average residential rate $1,488/yr
same for both
Council Hornsby
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Division Berowra
same for both
Member Julian Leeser
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Kuring-Gai Berowra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Kuring-Gai

Acreage Easy Commute Outer Professionals Trains

Berowra

Easy Commute Large Blocks Outer Professionals Quiet River Transport Hub

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