The Slopes NSW 2754

The Slopes is a suburb in New South Wales, 74 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 10 minutes by car. Population is 327; the median age is 45 and the median household income is $118,144 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $480 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,383. The Slopes is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The Slopes's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.7 million, roughly 65% above 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.

$1,696,500

Pricier than 77% of NSW
↑ +64.8% year-on-year

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

Typically sold in 72 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$630/wk
49 bonds
+48% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2754 (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

130 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2754.

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 The Slopes safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in The Slopes sits in the low band, with 5 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 67% on the prior year.

5 offences

66.7% since 2024
Arson 1 (20.0%)
Robbery 1 (20.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (20.0%)
Other Offences Against Person 1 (20.0%)
Sexual Offences 1 (20.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in The Slopes 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

Hawkesbury City Council has published 5 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 suburb boundary.

Walkability

The Slopes is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car.

13
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
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

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in The Slopes.

95
connectivity score / 100
Top 4% in NSW
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
82%
Premises covered
121
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 82%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 16%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 2%

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
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
1 in suburb
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

Hawkesbury: council population

The whole council area, not just The Slopes · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
69,299
+1.0% in a year
Change
+660
people since 2024
Density
25
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+424
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+8
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+228
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
9/10
8/10 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
5/10
4/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

The Slopes is home to 327 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $118,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

327

0.3% since 2016

Median Age

45

2.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$118,144/yr

7.5% since 2016
Top 17% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$480/wk

11.6% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,383/mo

10.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.1

3.1% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$46,800/yr

8.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

26.5% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

6.7%

59.5% since 2016

Total Dwellings

105

9.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

94.1%

1.8% since 2016

Houses

102.9%

0.8% since 2016

Rental Stress

21.1%

3.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

24.2%

2.1% since 2016

Work From Home

25.5%

183.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 108 (102.9%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 49 (48.0%)
Owned Outright 47 (46.1%)
Renting 6 (5.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
86.9%
English Spoken at Home
96.0%
Employment Rate
68.6%
4.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
40.7%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 38 (20.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 33 (17.5%)
Managers 22 (11.6%)
Community & Personal Service 22 (11.6%)
Professionals 21 (11.1%)
Labourers 20 (10.6%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 18 (9.5%)
Sales 16 (8.5%)

Religion

Christianity 199 (60.9%)
No Religion 111 (33.9%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 16 (4.9%)
South Africa 7 (2.1%)
Scotland 6 (1.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 14 (4.3%)
5-14 45 (13.8%)
15-19 22 (6.7%)
20-24 19 (5.8%)
25-34 31 (9.5%)
35-44 32 (9.8%)
45-54 51 (15.6%)
55-64 58 (17.7%)
65-74 39 (11.9%)
75-84 11 (3.4%)
85+ 7 (2.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 44 (63.8%)
Lone Person 12 (17.4%)
One Parent Families 10 (14.5%)
Group Household 3 (4.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 96 (68.1%)
Worked from Home 36 (25.5%)
Car (passenger) 5 (3.5%)
Train 4 (2.8%)

4% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 189).

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 66 (20.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 35 (10.7%)
Bachelor Degree 21 (6.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 10 (3.1%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7 (2.1%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 10 (9.5%)
2 cars 39 (37.1%)
3 cars 29 (27.6%)
4+ cars 31 (29.5%)

Council Rates

Hawkesbury
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,650 a year through Hawkesbury based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,650/yr
34% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of The Slopes's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

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: Hawkesbury

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

In the year to August 2026, 459 new dwellings were approved across Hawkesbury. That mix is 416 houses and 43 units. Approvals are up 2.6% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
459dwellings
+2.6% YoY
Houses
416
detached dwellings
Units
43
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Deerubbin 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). 2 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 14.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.23 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Richmond monitoring station, 10.1 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, 10.2 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
47.7 km
Near high-voltage lines
5.3% of addresses
8 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
806 mm
59 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

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.06% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 2754, 35 of 6,251 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (159 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
0.06%
2023
0.16%
2024
0.34%
2025
0.56%

Rooftop solar

54
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.6 kW each

In postcode 2754, 1,472 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,712 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 126 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
94
2020
166
2021
141
2022
168
2023
171
2024
146
2025
101
2026
75

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
$8,848
Loan amount
$1,357,200
Total interest over 30 years
$1,828,054

5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2754.

Deposit
$339,300
Stamp duty
$74,594
Cash needed at settlement
$413,894

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 Macquarie

Currently held by Susan Templeman Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Susan Templeman 57.7% 42.3% +1.4
2022 Susan Templeman 57.8% 42.2% -7.6
2019 Susan Templeman 50.2% 49.8% +2.0

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

Hawkesbury District

Currently held by Robyn Preston Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Robyn Preston LP 59.8%
2019 Robyn Preston LP 67.5%
2015 Dominic Perrottet LP 67.8%

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 The Slopes

Is The Slopes a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in The Slopes is low (23/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect The Slopes?

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

What is the population of The Slopes?

The Slopes, NSW had a population of 327 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for The Slopes, NSW?

The postcode for The Slopes, NSW is 2754.

How far is The Slopes from Sydney?

The Slopes is 74 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 72 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in The Slopes?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in The Slopes was $118,144 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 The Slopes?

There are too few current rental listings in The Slopes for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $480, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in The Slopes?

The median age of residents in The Slopes was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is The Slopes walkable?

The Slopes scores 13/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 The Slopes?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to The Slopes (Richmond) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.5 µg/m³. That puts The Slopes 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 The Slopes?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to The Slopes, Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury (10.2 km away), 806 mm of rain a year over 59 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in The Slopes?

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 The Slopes belong to?

The Slopes sits within the Hawkesbury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in The Slopes?

The average residential rates bill through Hawkesbury is $1,650 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near The Slopes?

Across Hawkesbury, 459 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 2.6% 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 The Slopes in?

The Slopes sits within the federal Division of Macquarie, currently held by Susan Templeman (Australian Labor Party).

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