Mount Kuring-Gai NSW 2080
Mount Kuring-Gai sits 38 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 40 minutes by car. Census data records 1,766 residents with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $126,256 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 3.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $568 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,648. Mount Kuring-Gai is characterised by high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Mount Kuring-Gai a good suburb?
Mount Kuring-Gai scores a B (58/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 39/100 · 37.5 km · 40 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $1.6M · Pricier than 76% of NSW
High bushfire risk
Fire 73/100 · Crime 33/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 42 · 1,766 residents
Liveability Rating
58 / 100 · Ranked #570 in NSWEach bar is Mount Kuring-Gai'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.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Mount Kuring-Gai?
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Our score
58 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMount Kuring-Gai's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.6 million, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.
$1,600,000
4% below its 4 neighbours (median $1,671,175)
Based on 31 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 5 sales $1.45M
- 4 bed 12 sales $1.58M
- 5 bed 10 sales $1.8M
Short-Stay Rentals
1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% 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 Mount Kuring-Gai safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Mount Kuring-Gai sits in the low band, with 38 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 16% on the prior year.
38 offences
15.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20258 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
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
The Council Of The Shire Of Hornsby 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
One school serve Mount Kuring-Gai, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 132 students in one school (avg 132)
Primary
Walkability
Mount Kuring-Gai is car-dependent on foot — at 39/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mount Kuring-Gai.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 22.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 9.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 7.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 22.0 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 15 min wait
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 Mount Kuring-Gai.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 1,021
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
Hornsby: council population
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
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Mount Kuring-Gai is home to about 1,800 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $126,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,766
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$126,256/yr
Census Median Rent
$568/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,648/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$49,972/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.8%
Total Dwellings
585
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.1%
Houses
94.9%
Rental Stress
23.4%
Mortgage Stress
25.2%
Work From Home
46.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
5 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 5 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 74 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 70.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 80.6%
- Employment Rate
- 64.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 51.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
43 residents (2.4%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,682 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
13% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (112 of 890).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 2,177 people work here; 890 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 2.4 jobs for every working resident. At least 59% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,488 a year through Hornsby based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Environmental 79%
- Industrial 7%
- Residential 7%
- Infrastructure and transport 6%
- Parks and recreation 1%
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: Hornsby
In the year to August 2026, 260 new dwellings were approved across Hornsby. That mix is 216 houses and 44 units. Approvals are down 78.7% on the same period a year earlier.
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
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.4 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 14.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.23 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 3.
From the Macquarie Park monitoring station, 13.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 14.9 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 206 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 11.7 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 8.4% of addresses
- 87 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- 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
2 facilities within 5 km- 0.8 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.9 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
EV adoption
In postcode 2080, 32 of 1,691 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.0% (68 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2080, 282 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 622 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 20 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
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.
At $1,600,000 this is $1,000,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
Currently held by Julian Leeser Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Julian Leeser | 48.4% | 51.6% | +5.9 |
| 2022 | Julian Leeser | 40.2% | 59.8% | -5.9 |
| 2019 | Julian Leeser | 34.4% | 65.7% | -0.8 |
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
Currently held by James Wallace Liberal — elected at the Oct 2024 by-election, after the results below
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Matt Kean LP | 58.0% |
| 2019 | Matthew Kean LP | 66.3% |
| 2015 | Matt Kean LP | 68.9% |
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 Mount Kuring-Gai
Is Mount Kuring-Gai a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mount Kuring-Gai is low (33/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mount Kuring-Gai?
Mount Kuring-Gai has a high recorded bushfire history (73/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mount Kuring-Gai a good place to live?
Mount Kuring-Gai has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (58/100), 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 Mount Kuring-Gai?
Mount Kuring-Gai, NSW had a population of 1,766 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mount Kuring-Gai, NSW?
The postcode for Mount Kuring-Gai, NSW is 2080.
How far is Mount Kuring-Gai from Sydney?
Mount Kuring-Gai is 38 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 40 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mount Kuring-Gai?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Kuring-Gai was $126,256 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 Mount Kuring-Gai?
There are too few current rental listings in Mount Kuring-Gai for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $568, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Mount Kuring-Gai?
The median age of residents in Mount Kuring-Gai was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mount Kuring-Gai at risk of bushfire?
Mount Kuring-Gai has a high recorded bushfire history (73/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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.
How are the schools in Mount Kuring-Gai?
There is 1 school inside the Mount Kuring-Gai boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Mount Kuring-Gai walkable?
Mount Kuring-Gai scores 39/100 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 Mount Kuring-Gai?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Mount Kuring-Gai (Macquarie Park) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.2 µg/m³. That puts Mount Kuring-Gai 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 Mount Kuring-Gai?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Kuring-Gai, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (14.9 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Kuring-Gai?
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 Mount Kuring-Gai belong to?
Mount Kuring-Gai sits within the Hornsby local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mount Kuring-Gai?
The average residential rates bill through Hornsby is $1,488 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mount Kuring-Gai?
Across Hornsby, 260 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 78.7% 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 Mount Kuring-Gai in?
Mount Kuring-Gai sits within the federal Division of Berowra, currently held by Julian Leeser (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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