Kurraba Point NSW 2089

Kurraba Point is a suburb in New South Wales, 5 km from Sydney CBD, around 10 minutes by car. Population is 1,401; the median age is 43 and the median household income is $158,444 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb fell 7.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $610 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,000. Kurraba Point is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is moderate.

Is Kurraba Point a good suburb?

Kurraba Point scores a A+ (91/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, safety, and community, weaker on prices.

Transit

Walkable and central

Walkability 69/100 · 5.2 km · 10 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $4.17M · Less affordable than 99% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 19/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 43 · 1,401 residents

A+

Liveability Rating

91 / 100 · Ranked #31 in NSW

Each bar is Kurraba 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
97
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
66
Walkable
CBD access
98
5.2 km · 10 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 97 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 97 × 25% + Walkability rank 66 × 15% + CBD access rank 98 × 10% = 91 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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91 / 100

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Median Unit Price

Public listings data

Kurraba Point's unit market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.72 million, about 9% below where it sat a year earlier.

Units

$1,720,000

last 6 quarters

29% above its 3 neighbours (median $1,335,000)

↓ −8.7% year-on-year

Based on 35 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 22 days — median across 16 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 1 bed 7 sales $950K
  • 2 bed 18 sales $1.72M
  • 3 bed 7 sales $3.4M

Houses

$4,175,000

↑ +16.5% year-on-year

Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Units in Kurraba Point are currently listed at around $1.1 million on average. Based on 3 units listed in the past six months.

$1.1M

3 units listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 647 dwellings (0.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Units in Kurraba Point rent for around $850 a week on average, based on 14 units listed for rent in the past six months.

$850/wk

last 2 months

3% above its 3 neighbours (median $825/wk)

↓ −10.1% vs previous 6 months from $945/wk
Since 2021: $592/wk → $868/wk (+47%)

14 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

14 rentals advertised against an estimated 336 rented homes (4.2%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
2-bed units
$850/wk
105 bonds
+46% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2089 (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

97 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2089.

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.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
Unit
4.0% above the typical range
Bottom 24% in NSW

$850/week ($44,000 a year) on a $1.1 million median

Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.

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

Short-Stay Rentals

17 active Airbnb listings: 15 whole homes and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.9% 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 Kurraba Point safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Kurraba Point sits in the low band, with 16 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 6% on the prior year.

16 offences

5.9% since 2024
Theft 7 (43.8%)
Sexual Offences 4 (25.0%)
Disorderly Conduct 2 (12.5%)
Assault 1 (6.2%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (6.2%)
Property Damage 1 (6.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Kurraba 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

North Sydney Council has published 1 flood study on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Universities nearby

3.5% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.

Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

Kurraba Point is somewhat walkable on foot — at 69/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.

69
out of 100
Somewhat Walkable
Top 12% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 96
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 100

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Kurraba Point.

29
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
2.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
1.7 arrivals/hr
Saturday
1.8 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
30 min
Span of service
17.4 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 Kurraba Point.

76
connectivity score / 100
Top 15% in NSW
Most common
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
6%
Premises covered
896
Technology mix
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable) (HFC) 94%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 6%

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
1 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
4 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

North Sydney: council population

The whole council area, not just Kurraba Point · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
73,705
+0.8% in a year
Change
+615
people since 2024
Density
7,026
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+477
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-1,126
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,264
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
5/10
5/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. Every one of them ranks in that same decile, so the average describes the whole suburb.

Kurraba Point is home to about 1,400 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $158,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

1,401

7.9% since 2016

Median Age

43

7.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$158,444/yr

6.7% since 2016
Top 4% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$610/wk

no change since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$3,000/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.0

4.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$90,688/yr

10.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

14.3% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

24.9%

31.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

647

4.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

48.1%

1.3% since 2016

Houses

15.0%

6.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.0%

6.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.7%

6.2% since 2016

Work From Home

73.1%

589.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Flats / Apartments 514 (79.4%)
Houses 97 (15.0%)
Townhouses 36 (5.6%)

Property Ownership

Renting 329 (51.9%)
Owned Outright 192 (30.3%)
Mortgage 113 (17.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
59.7%
English Spoken at Home
80.7%
Employment Rate
67.6%
0.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
75.2%

Occupations

Professionals 376 (44.3%)
Managers 206 (24.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 107 (12.6%)
Sales 51 (6.0%)
Community & Personal Service 48 (5.7%)
Technicians & Trades 32 (3.8%)
Labourers 9 (1.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 4 (0.5%)

Religion

Christianity 628 (44.8%)
No Religion 608 (43.4%)
Buddhism 23 (1.6%)
Judaism 23 (1.6%)
Islam 7 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 125 (8.9%)
South Africa 45 (3.2%)
China 37 (2.6%)
New Zealand 37 (2.6%)
France 14 (1.0%)
India 9 (0.6%)
Malaysia 8 (0.6%)
Germany 8 (0.6%)

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 105 (7.5%)
2011-2015 83 (5.9%)
2001-2010 82 (5.9%)
1991-2000 72 (5.1%)
1981-1990 73 (5.2%)
Before 1981 92 (6.6%)

105 residents (7.5%) 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.

Overseas 142 (10.5%)
Sydney - Northern Beaches 42 (3.1%)
Sydney - City and Inner South 40 (3.0%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,354 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 29 (2.1%)
French 12 (0.9%)
Spanish 9 (0.6%)
Cantonese 7 (0.5%)
Russian 7 (0.5%)
German 6 (0.4%)
Sinhalese 5 (0.4%)
Greek 5 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 47 (3.4%)
5-14 97 (6.9%)
15-19 56 (4.0%)
20-24 66 (4.7%)
25-34 256 (18.3%)
35-44 217 (15.5%)
45-54 186 (13.3%)
55-64 202 (14.4%)
65-74 137 (9.8%)
75-84 102 (7.3%)
85+ 21 (1.5%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 246 (58.6%)
Couple Families 110 (26.2%)
One Parent Families 30 (7.1%)
Group Household 25 (6.0%)
Other Families 9 (2.1%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 551 (73.1%)
Car (driver) 160 (21.2%)
Car (passenger) 15 (2.0%)
Bus 10 (1.3%)
Walked Only 9 (1.2%)
Train 6 (0.8%)
Bicycle 3 (0.4%)

40% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (341 of 848).

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 442 (31.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 246 (17.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 127 (9.1%)
Certificate III & IV 65 (4.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 49 (3.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 69 (10.8%)
1 car 369 (58.0%)
2 cars 163 (25.6%)
3 cars 28 (4.4%)
4+ cars 14 (2.2%)

Council Rates

North Sydney
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,035 a year through North Sydney based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,035/yr
16% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Kurraba Point's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 89%
  • Parks and recreation 8%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%
  • Not zoned 2%

Planning zones cover 98% 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: North Sydney

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

In the year to August 2026, 455 new dwellings were approved across North Sydney. That mix is 9 houses and 446 units. Approvals are down 69.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
455dwellings
-69.2% YoY
Houses
9
detached dwellings
Units
446
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan 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 6.3 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 13.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.84 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Cook And Phillip monitoring station, 3.6 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 12.4 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
2.7 km
345 m to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,176 mm
92 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

3 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

2.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.30% in 2021
+0.7 points this year
Top 5% in NSW

In postcode 2089, 164 of 6,536 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.4% (290 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.30%
2022
0.54%
2023
0.98%
2024
1.81%
2025
2.51%

Rooftop solar

3
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.2 kW each

In postcode 2089, 213 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,254 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 25 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
13
2020
26
2021
15
2022
18
2023
22
2024
22
2025
20
2026
17

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
$8,970
Loan amount
$1,376,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,853,377

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 18 across postcode 2089.

Deposit
$344,000
Stamp duty
$75,887
Cash needed at settlement
$419,887

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 Warringah

Currently held by Zali Steggall Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Zali Steggall 54.5% 45.5% +5.2
2022 Zali Steggall 48.6% 51.4% -0.7
2019 Zali Steggall 47.9% 52.1% -9.0

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

North Shore District

Currently held by Felicity Wilson Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Felicity Wilson LP 55.7%
2019 Felicity Wilson LP 61.1%
2015 Jillian Skinner LP 71.2%

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 Kurraba Point

Is Kurraba Point a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Kurraba Point is low (19/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Kurraba Point?

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

Is Kurraba Point a good place to live?

Kurraba Point has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (91/100), 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 Kurraba Point?

Kurraba Point, NSW had a population of 1,401 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Kurraba Point, NSW?

The postcode for Kurraba Point, NSW is 2089.

How far is Kurraba Point from Sydney?

Kurraba Point is 5 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 10 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Kurraba Point?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Kurraba Point was $158,444 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 Kurraba Point?

The median advertised rent in Kurraba Point is $850 a week for units (14 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Kurraba Point?

The median age of residents in Kurraba Point was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Kurraba Point walkable?

Kurraba Point scores 69/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. 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 Kurraba Point?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Kurraba Point (Cook And Phillip) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 13.8 µg/m³. That puts Kurraba 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 Kurraba Point?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Kurraba Point, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (12.4 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Kurraba 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 Kurraba Point belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Kurraba Point?

The average residential rates bill through North Sydney is $1,035 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Kurraba Point?

Across North Sydney, 455 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 69.2% 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 Kurraba Point in?

Kurraba Point sits within the federal Division of Warringah, currently held by Zali Steggall (Independent).

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