Kangaroo Point NSW 2224

Kangaroo Point is a suburb in New South Wales, 26 km from Sydney CBD, around 36 minutes by car. Population is 602; the median age is 46 and the median household income is $213,772 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 7.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $715 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $4,077. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is moderate.

Is Kangaroo Point a good suburb?

Kangaroo Point scores a A (84/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on prices.

Transit

Somewhat walkable

Walkability 43/100 · 26.4 km · 36 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $3.75M · Pricier than 96% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 16/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 46 · 602 residents

A

Liveability Rating

84 / 100 · Ranked #124 in NSW

Each bar is Kangaroo Point's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
98
Bushfire None · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
97
Very advantaged
Walkability
43
Somewhat walkable
CBD access
82
26.4 km · 36 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 98 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 97 × 25% + Walkability rank 43 × 15% + CBD access rank 82 × 10% = 84 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Kangaroo Point's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $3.75 million, about 8% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only eight sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$3,750,000

Pricier than 96% of NSW
↓ −7.7% year-on-year

Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$1,088/wk
60 bonds
+40% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2224 (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

93 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2224.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.5% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Kangaroo Point safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Kangaroo Point sits in the low band, with 7 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 42% on the prior year.

7 offences

41.7% since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 2 (28.6%)
Robbery 1 (14.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (14.3%)
Other Offences Against Person 1 (14.3%)
Sexual Offences 1 (14.3%)
Theft 1 (14.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Kangaroo Point killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb 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

Sutherland Shire Council has published 6 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 6 on the portal

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Kangaroo Point is car-dependent on foot — at 43/100, most errands require a car.

43
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 21% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 47
Schools within 1.5 km 80
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 100

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Kangaroo Point.

75
connectivity score / 100
Top 16% in NSW
Most common
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
208
Technology mix
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable) (HFC) 100%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Sutherland: council population

The whole council area, not just Kangaroo Point · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
241,327
+1.1% in a year
Change
+2,515
people since 2024
Density
723
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+784
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+120
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,611
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Kangaroo Point is home to 602 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $214,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

602

7.5% since 2016

Median Age

46

2.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$213,772/yr

20.1% since 2016
Top 1% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$715/wk

15.9% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$4,077/mo

1.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.1

3.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$64,740/yr

8.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

25.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.2%

34.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

191

7.9% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

97.3%

4.7% since 2016

Houses

97.4%

0.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

17.4%

29.8% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.9%

15.2% since 2016

Work From Home

44.0%

282.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 186 (97.4%)
Townhouses 4 (2.1%)
Flats / Apartments 1 (0.5%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 90 (49.5%)
Owned Outright 87 (47.8%)
Renting 5 (2.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
66.1%
English Spoken at Home
48.2%
Employment Rate
57.2%
7.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
58.6%

Occupations

Professionals 94 (32.5%)
Managers 73 (25.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 48 (16.6%)
Technicians & Trades 19 (6.6%)
Sales 18 (6.2%)
Labourers 12 (4.2%)
Community & Personal Service 4 (1.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (1.4%)

Religion

Christianity 390 (64.8%)
No Religion 139 (23.1%)
Islam 34 (5.6%)
Buddhism 17 (2.8%)
Hinduism 3 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

China 72 (12.0%)
Greece 17 (2.8%)
Lebanon 9 (1.5%)
Malaysia 8 (1.3%)
Scotland 7 (1.2%)
Egypt 7 (1.2%)
South Africa 6 (1.0%)
Italy 6 (1.0%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 16 (2.7%)
2011-2015 14 (2.3%)
2001-2010 27 (4.5%)
1991-2000 33 (5.5%)
1981-1990 50 (8.3%)
Before 1981 58 (9.6%)

16 residents (2.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Sydney - Inner South West 55 (9.6%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 570 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

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

Mandarin 43 (7.1%)
Greek 31 (5.1%)
Cantonese 26 (4.3%)
Arabic 26 (4.3%)
Hindi 4 (0.7%)
Spanish 3 (0.5%)
German 3 (0.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 32 (5.3%)
5-14 71 (11.8%)
15-19 42 (7.0%)
20-24 53 (8.8%)
25-34 40 (6.6%)
35-44 63 (10.5%)
45-54 90 (15.0%)
55-64 80 (13.3%)
65-74 79 (13.1%)
75-84 48 (8.0%)
85+ 11 (1.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 90 (70.3%)
Lone Person 22 (17.2%)
One Parent Families 16 (12.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 126 (50.8%)
Worked from Home 109 (44.0%)
Car (passenger) 10 (4.0%)
Train 3 (1.2%)

21% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (61 of 289).

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

Bachelor Degree 135 (22.4%)
Certificate III & IV 51 (8.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 50 (8.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 44 (7.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 10 (1.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 3 (1.6%)
1 car 30 (16.0%)
2 cars 81 (43.3%)
3 cars 41 (21.9%)
4+ cars 32 (17.1%)

Council Rates

Sutherland
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,552 a year through Sutherland based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,552/yr
26% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Kangaroo Point's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 91%
  • Residential 7%
  • Not zoned 2%

Planning zones cover 99% of the suburb's area. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Sutherland

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

In the year to August 2026, 1,449 new dwellings were approved across Sutherland. That mix is 213 houses and 1,236 units. Approvals are up 117.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,449dwellings
+117.3% YoY
Houses
213
detached dwellings
Units
1,236
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the La Perouse 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

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 16.1 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.79 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Earlwood monitoring station, 10.1 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Sydney Airport AMO, 9.3 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
3.0 km
Annual rainfall
1,129 mm
99 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
27.5°C
7 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.5°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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.

EV adoption

1.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.16% in 2021
+0.5 points this year
Top 9% in NSW

In postcode 2224, 175 of 10,844 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.5% (377 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.1%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.16%
2022
0.26%
2023
0.60%
2024
1.12%
2025
1.61%

Rooftop solar

25
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.1 kW each

In postcode 2224, 1,399 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,544 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 159 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
85
2020
132
2021
134
2022
133
2023
135
2024
129
2025
132
2026
82

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

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$19,558
Loan amount
$3,000,000
Total interest over 30 years
$4,040,792

14 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2224.

Deposit
$750,000
Stamp duty
$187,537
Cash needed at settlement
$937,537

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 Cook

Currently held by Simon Kennedy Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Simon Kennedy 42.8% 57.2% +4.4
2022 Scott Morrison 37.6% 62.4% -6.6
2019 Scott Morrison 31.0% 69.0% +3.6

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

State Electorate

Miranda District

Currently held by Eleni Petinos Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Eleni Petinos LP 52.4%
2019 Eleni Petinos LP 64.6%
2015 Eleni Petinos LP 63.0%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb'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 Kangaroo Point

Is Kangaroo Point a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Kangaroo Point is low (16/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Kangaroo Point?

Kangaroo Point has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Kangaroo Point a good place to live?

Kangaroo Point has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (84/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Kangaroo Point?

Kangaroo Point, NSW had a population of 602 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Kangaroo Point, NSW?

The postcode for Kangaroo Point, NSW is 2224.

How far is Kangaroo Point from Sydney?

Kangaroo Point is 26 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 36 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Kangaroo Point?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Kangaroo Point was $213,772 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 Kangaroo Point?

There are too few current rental listings in Kangaroo Point for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $715, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Kangaroo Point?

The median age of residents in Kangaroo Point was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Kangaroo Point walkable?

Kangaroo Point scores 43/100 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 Kangaroo Point?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Kangaroo Point (Earlwood) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 16.1 µg/m³. That puts Kangaroo Point below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Kangaroo Point?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Kangaroo Point, Sydney Airport AMO (9.3 km away), summer days average 27.5°C, winter nights 9.5°C, 1,129 mm of rain a year over 99 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Kangaroo Point?

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 Kangaroo Point belong to?

Kangaroo Point sits within the Sutherland local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Kangaroo Point?

The average residential rates bill through Sutherland is $1,552 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Kangaroo Point?

Across Sutherland, 1,449 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 117.3% 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 Kangaroo Point in?

Kangaroo Point sits within the federal Division of Cook, currently held by Simon Kennedy (Liberal).

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