NSW · Hawkesbury Council
East Kurrajong, 2758
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
East Kurrajong offers a slower smaller community life in Hawkesbury, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Public transport is a genuine asset, linking residents to work, study and nearby neighbourhoods.
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.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and parks and green space lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability and community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,203
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,757
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 662
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Employment rate
- 68.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 35 / 0 / 5
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)
- $750
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)
- 58
- Against the person
- 18
- Against property
- 33
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 26.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 122 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +16.3%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Arson20
- Domestic Violence Related Assault22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment28
- Malicious Damage To Property30
- Other Theft24
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
- 974
- Kurrajong East 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
48 public transport stops in this suburb
- East Kurrajong Rd And Tennyson Rd
- East Kurrajong Rd Opp Tennyson Rd
- Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong Rd
- Putty Rd At East Kurrajong Rd
- Putty Rd Opp Morilla Rd
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)
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksPutty Road, Colo Heights04 Jan 2026 – 24 Mar 2027
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
51 planning-related records
2025· 14 proposals
November 2025
- Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure55 BULL RIDGE ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool1 KENT PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure321B EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure183 BULL RIDGE ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
August 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool144 ROYERDALE PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure148 ALA MOANA ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
May 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool25 WILLIAM HALL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures907 PUTTY ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
April 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool1221 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2025
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Building identification sign; Supporting Development891 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
February 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Carport; Swimming pool79 ROYERDALE PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Demolition; Shed354 COOBAH ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
January 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (external)23 COOBAH ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure35 CARMICHAEL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
2024· 9 proposals
November 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure183 BULL RIDGE ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure143 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure717 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure16 carmichael place east kurrajong 2758Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool26 WILLIAM HALL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
June 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation596 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support18 COLVIN PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1129 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
February 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses809 PUTTY ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- Shed; Erection of a new structure2 WILLIAM HALL PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Manufactured home847 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Farm buildings552 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
June 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development717 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing315 COOBAH ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Shed824A EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development885C PUTTY ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
2022· 10 proposals
November 2022
- Dwelling; Shed10 Ala Moana Road East Kurrajong NSW 2753Under Assessment
- Dual occupancy847 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
October 2022
- Shed58 GRAND HAVEN ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
September 2022
- Dwelling200 ROYERDALE PLACE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing21 CARINYA CLOSE EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
July 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing1 DUNGULLIN WAY EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
June 2022
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing792 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
March 2022
- Dwelling; Demolition694 EAST KURRAJONG ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling; Shed10 ALA MOANA ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
- Dwelling2 ALA MOANA ROAD EAST KURRAJONG 2758Determined
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
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Playground
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Stanley ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- 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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- 46.4/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 35% of New South Wales' suburbs
- National rank
- 2394th in Australia
- State rank
- 746th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #74 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #173 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Arsoncrime20
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime28
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime30
- Other Theftcrime24
- East Kurrajong Rd And Tennyson Rdtransport
- East Kurrajong Rd Opp Tennyson Rdtransport
- Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong Rdtransport
- Putty Rd At East Kurrajong Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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