Couridjah NSW 2571

Couridjah sits 97 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 1 hour 20 minutes by car. Census data records 282 residents with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $93,132 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population fell 6.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $365 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,250. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Couridjah's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.25 million in the December 2025 quarter, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only three sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 148% over the past decade — 9.5% per year on average.

$1,250,000

last 5 quarters
↑ +5.9% year-on-year
↑ +147.5% over 2015–2025 (+9.5%/yr compound)

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$620/wk
17 bonds
+33% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2571 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

107 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2571.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Couridjah safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Couridjah sits in the moderate band, with 11 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 10% on the prior year.

11 offences

10.0% since 2024
Drug Offences 4 (36.4%)
Theft 3 (27.3%)
Arson 2 (18.2%)
Property Damage 2 (18.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

4 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

West Parade 3 (75.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Wollondilly Shire Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Couridjah is car-dependent on foot — at 27/100, most errands require a car.

27
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 60
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Couridjah.

26
out of 100
Bottom 24% in NSW
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
4.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.6 arrivals/hr
Saturday
0.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1.5 min
Span of service
13.8 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Couridjah.

47
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
15%
Premises covered
122
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 47%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 39%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 15%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Wollondilly: council population

The whole council area, not just Couridjah · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
62,080
+3.9% in a year
Change
+2,321
people since 2024
Density
24
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+555
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,616
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+150
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
5/10
5/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
6/10
6/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
3/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Couridjah is home to 282 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $93,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.7%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

282

6.9% since 2016

Median Age

40

2.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$93,132/yr

7.1% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$365/wk

19.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,250/mo

12.5% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.9

6.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$40,612/yr

34.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

27.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.6%

51.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

91

2.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

81.4%

8.8% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

3.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.4%

29.1% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

29.0%

21.3% since 2016

Work From Home

22.7%

305.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 91 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 37 (43.0%)
Owned Outright 33 (38.4%)
Renting 16 (18.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
81.6%
English Spoken at Home
89.0%
Employment Rate
62.3%
0.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
31.6%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 28 (19.6%)
Professionals 19 (13.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 18 (12.6%)
Managers 17 (11.9%)
Clerical & Administrative 17 (11.9%)
Community & Personal Service 17 (11.9%)
Sales 13 (9.1%)
Labourers 11 (7.7%)

Religion

Christianity 173 (61.3%)
No Religion 73 (25.9%)
Islam 4 (1.4%)
Other Religions 3 (1.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

New Zealand 12 (4.3%)
Germany 5 (1.8%)
Lebanon 4 (1.4%)
England 3 (1.1%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Spanish 6 (2.1%)
Serbian 3 (1.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 13 (4.6%)
5-14 37 (13.1%)
15-19 21 (7.4%)
20-24 22 (7.8%)
25-34 31 (11.0%)
35-44 40 (14.2%)
45-54 44 (15.6%)
55-64 29 (10.3%)
65-74 33 (11.7%)
75-84 13 (4.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 37 (64.9%)
Lone Person 16 (28.1%)
One Parent Families 4 (7.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 92 (77.3%)
Worked from Home 27 (22.7%)

3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 143).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 67 (23.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 20 (7.1%)
Bachelor Degree 18 (6.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 5 (1.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 14 (15.2%)
2 cars 36 (39.1%)
3 cars 9 (9.8%)
4+ cars 23 (25.0%)

Council Rates

Wollondilly
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,099 a year through Wollondilly based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,099/yr
71% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Couridjah's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 96%
  • Infrastructure and transport 4%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Wollondilly

The whole council area, not just Couridjah · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,338 new dwellings were approved across Wollondilly. That mix is 980 houses and 358 units. Approvals are up 92.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,338dwellings
+92.1% YoY
Houses
980
detached dwellings
Units
358
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 4.8 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 12.1 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.11 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Oakdale monitoring station, 21.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Mittagong (Alfred Street), 25.1 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
332 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
35.4 km
Annual rainfall
974 mm
97 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.06% in 2021
+0.3 points this year
Top 23% in NSW

In postcode 2571, 108 of 12,138 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (274 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.06%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.18%
2024
0.57%
2025
0.89%

Rooftop solar

75
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.2 kW each

In postcode 2571, 3,322 rooftop-solar systems totalling 27.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,450 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 304 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
230
2020
293
2021
302
2022
270
2023
298
2024
387
2025
293
2026
191

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$6,519
Loan amount
$1,000,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,346,931

7 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2571.

Deposit
$250,000
Stamp duty
$50,437
Cash needed at settlement
$300,437

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Hume

Currently held by Angus Taylor Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Angus Taylor 41.9% 58.1% -1.2
2022 Angus Taylor 42.3% 57.7% -5.3
2019 Angus Taylor 37.0% 63.0% +2.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Wollondilly District

Currently held by Judy Hannan Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Judy Hannan IND 51.5%
2019 Nathaniel Smith LP 55.5%
2015 Jai Rowell LP 67.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Couridjah

Is Couridjah a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Couridjah is moderate (43/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Couridjah?

Couridjah has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Couridjah?

Couridjah, NSW had a population of 282 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Couridjah, NSW?

The postcode for Couridjah, NSW is 2571.

How far is Couridjah from Sydney?

Couridjah is 97 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 81 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Couridjah?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Couridjah was $93,132 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Couridjah?

There are too few current rental listings in Couridjah for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $365, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Couridjah?

The median age of residents in Couridjah was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Couridjah at risk of bushfire?

Couridjah has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is Couridjah walkable?

Couridjah scores 27/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Couridjah?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Couridjah (Oakdale) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 12.1 µg/m³. That puts Couridjah below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Couridjah?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Couridjah, Mittagong (Alfred Street) (25.1 km away), 974 mm of rain a year over 97 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Couridjah?

The median sale price for houses in Couridjah was $1,250,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 3 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Couridjah?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Couridjah belong to?

Couridjah sits within the Wollondilly local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Couridjah?

The average residential rates bill through Wollondilly is $2,099 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Couridjah?

Across Wollondilly, 1,338 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 92.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Couridjah in?

Couridjah sits within the federal Division of Hume, currently held by Angus Taylor (Liberal).

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