NSW · The Hills Shire Council
Annangrove, 2156
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Updated
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Annangrove is a practical smaller community in The Hills Shire, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Still within reach of the city while offering more breathing room, it suits those who want balance over bustle. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.
Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space against similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment and housing affordability holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,472
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income / week
- $2,650
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 428
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,000
- Employment rate
- 60.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 26 / 0 / 8
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,000
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 24
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 12
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 16.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 184 residents
- State safety percentile
- 1.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +14.6%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Arson26
- Break And Enter Dwelling17
- Domestic Violence Related Assault16
- Fraud27
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment27
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,096
- Annangrove Public SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
85 public transport stops in this suburb
- 106A Annangrove Rd
- Annangrove Public School, Annangrove Rd
- Annangrove Public School, Annangrove Rd
- Annangrove Rd Before Currie Av
- Annangrove Rd Before Currie Av
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
123 planning-related records
2026· 9 proposals
June 2026
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Swimming pool252 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Under Assessment
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation55 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Additional Information Requested
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)274 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Additional Information Requested
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space56 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Withdrawn
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure1 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Rejected
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses25 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care210 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation55 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Withdrawn
2025· 22 proposals
December 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures)56 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Withdrawn
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure250 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure249A ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
August 2025
- Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Tennis courts; Swimming pool9 GIBBER PLACE ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
July 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure244 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
June 2025
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor)116 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Fences194 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support62 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 PEDVIN PLACE ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure44 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure3 PEDVIN PLACE ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support231 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
March 2025
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure25 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia3 PEDVIN PLACE ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure172 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
February 2025
- Shed; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia18 JOYLYN ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house5 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor)116 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation161 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
January 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 PEDVIN PLACE ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure32 Shoplands Road AnnangroveDetermined
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure27 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
2024· 9 proposals
December 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure249A ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure172 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
October 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 EVERETT PLACE ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
August 2024
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces25 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure220 ANNANGROVE ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
May 2024
- Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure162A Annangrove Road AnnangroveDetermined
- Secondary dwelling; Shed; Erection of a new structure1 PEDVIN PLACE ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
March 2024
- Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation8 LILLIAN ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
January 2024
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces25 SHOPLANDS ROAD ANNANGROVE 2156Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- 207 Annangrove RdBus stop
- 221 Annangrove RdBus stop
- 226 Annangrove RdBus stop
- 229 Annangrove RdBus stop
- 254 Annangrove RdBus stop
- Amaroo Park, Annangrove RdBus stop
- Annangrove Public School, Annangrove RdBus stop
- Annangrove Rd after Joylyn RdBus stop
- Annangrove Rd after Langlands RdBus stop
- Annangrove Rd at Woodland RdBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Annangrove Pharmacypharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 43.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 42% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2796th in Australia
- State rank
- 895th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #276 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #561 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 82%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 207 Annangrove Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- 221 Annangrove Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- 226 Annangrove Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- 229 Annangrove Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- 254 Annangrove Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Amaroo Park, Annangrove Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Annangrove Public School, Annangrove Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Annangrove Rd after Joylyn Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Annangrove Rd after Langlands Rdamenitiesbus_stop
- Annangrove Rd at Woodland Rdamenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in The Hills Shire Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.