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Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer is well served day-to-day — but expensive to rent

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer 2757 · Hawkesbury, Greater Sydney, NSW

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer is well served for the everyday — 12 schools and 2 supermarkets; a higher-earning area (median household income $2,291 a week). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the population is barely moving.

Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 40 and households on a median $2,291 a week at the 2021 Census.

Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, NSW DCJ median rents, NSW DCJ median sale prices, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reported offences, OpenStreetMap and ACARA Schools NSW / NSW Dept of Education · figures current to September 2026.

Median sale price$1,200,000Greater Sydney median — too few sales in this postcode to report its own figure
Population (ERP)22,515▲ 1,514 since 2001
YoY growth+0.18%▼ state average +1.18%
Net migration-851,347 in · 1,432 out

What it costs to buy

NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4

Median sale price from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's recorded property sales. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.

Too few properties sold in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.

Median sale priceDCJ
$1,200,000
Greater Sydney median — too few sales in this postcode to report its own figure
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2025-Q4

Too few properties sold in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $1,200,000 is shown instead.

This is the median price of properties recorded as sold this quarter — settlement can lag a purchase decision by weeks, so the most recent quarter can revise slightly as more sales are recorded.

Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer — all-dwellings median sale price by quarter, latest first, with the year-on-year change and the Greater Sydney median, NSW Department of Communities and Justice
QuarterMedian priceYear on yearGreater Sydney
2025-Q4$1,200,000—$1,200,000

Sale price data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, December 2025 release. Figures are the median for properties sold in the quarter. DCJ suppresses a median where too few properties sold.

What it costs to rent

NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1

Median weekly rent for new tenancies, from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice's bond lodgements. Compare year-on-year — quarter-to-quarter moves are mostly seasonal noise.

Too few new bonds were lodged in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median is shown instead.

Median weekly rentDCJ
$780
Greater Sydney median — too few rentals in this postcode to report its own figure
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1
Sample sizeDCJ
59,452
new bonds lodged in the 2026-Q1 quarter
NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report · 2026-Q1

Too few new bonds were lodged in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $780 is shown instead.

This is the median rent on new leases signed this quarter, not what existing tenants pay. It usually runs higher than the Census figure.

Show every quarter, with the year-on-year change
Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer — all-dwellings median weekly rent by quarter, latest first, with the year-on-year change and the Greater Sydney median, NSW Department of Communities and Justice
QuarterMedian rentYear on yearGreater Sydney
2026-Q1$780—$930

Rent data © NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report, March 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. DCJ suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer on the map

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer, NSW.

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Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.

How the population has changed

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer against the New South Wales average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

Kurrajong Heights - EbenezerNew South Wales average
201620202025

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer population grew from 22,476 in 2016 to 22,515 in 2025, a change of 0.2% over the period, against the New South Wales average.

Show the data table
YearKurrajong Heights - EbenezerNew South Wales average
201622,4767,732,858
201722,4667,855,316
201822,4447,954,476
201922,4138,046,748
202022,3778,110,610
202122,3028,097,062
202222,3598,182,098
202322,3948,356,387
202422,4748,492,050
202522,5158,592,524

Where the growth is coming from

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer gained 1,251 residents from internal migration and 96 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,432 people moved away — a net addition of -85 before natural increase.

  • Internal migration in+1,251
  • Internal migration out+1,395
  • Overseas migration in+96
  • Natural increase+126

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

How it has changed

Census · five-yearly

The 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Measure20162021Change
Population21,89822,161 +1.2%
Median age3940 +1 yr
Median household income$1,962/wk$2,291/wk +17%
Median weekly rent$400/wk$440/wk +10%
Born overseas11.9%12.1% +0.2 pts

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

From the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.

People

22,161
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
40
Median age
Years
12.1%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
3.0
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$2,291/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$907/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$440/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,383/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
98.5%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.4%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
4.0%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

65.6%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
2.8%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
48.4%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

Household

73.6%
Couple family
Share of all households · NSW 58.8%
43.9%
Couple family with children
Share of all households · NSW 32.5%
9.3%
One-parent family
Share of all households · NSW 11.2%
15.0%
Living alone
Lone-person households · NSW 24.9%
1.6%
Group household
Unrelated adults sharing · NSW 3.9%

Country of birth

85.6%
Australia
Born here · NSW 65.4%
3.6%
England
Share of residents · NSW 2.9%
1.1%
New Zealand
Share of residents · NSW 1.5%
0.9%
Malta
Share of residents
0.5%
South Africa
Share of residents
0.4%
Germany
Share of residents

Language at home

92.2%
English only
Spoken at home · NSW 67.6%
1.9%
Other languages, nec
Share of residents · NSW 3.0%
0.4%
Italian
Share of residents
0.3%
Cantonese
Share of residents · NSW 1.9%
0.3%
Spanish
Share of residents
0.2%
Mandarin
Share of residents · NSW 3.4%

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 36.3%
  • Mortgaged 49.5%
  • Rented 12.0%
  • Other / not stated 2.2%

How well-off the area is

Census · five-yearly

The ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.

  • Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
    Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
    Decile 8
    score 1,062
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 7
    score 1,041
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 10
    score 1,110
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 5
    score 986

Safety context

NSW BOCSAR · June 2026

How much crime is reported in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer, from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).

Most-reported offences · Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer, last 12 months

  • Theft62 /100k+62% vs Greater Sydney
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment31 /100k−90% vs Greater Sydney
  • Assault27 /100k−49% vs Greater Sydney
  • Malicious damage to property22 /100k−92% vs Greater Sydney
  • Drug offences4 /100k−73% vs Greater Sydney

Rate per 100,000 people in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer.

Of these categories, theft is reported most in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer over the last 12 months, running 62% above the Greater Sydney rate.

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Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer reported-offence rates over the last 12 months, against the Greater Sydney rate, NSW BOCSAR reported offences
Offence categorySuburbGreater SydneyChange
Theft62 per 100k38 per 100k—
Intimidation, stalking and harassment31 per 100k312 per 100k—
Assault27 per 100k53 per 100k—
Malicious damage to property22 per 100k287 per 100k—
Drug offences4 per 100k16 per 100k—

Crime statistics © State of New South Wales (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research), used under CC BY 4.0, updated June 2026. Matched to this suburb from BOCSAR’s own locality-level data — see the safest/highest-crime rankings’ methodology for the locality-to-suburb matching used. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise.

Getting around, and what's nearby

OpenStreetMap · quarterly

What OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.

SchoolsOSM
12
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
2
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
1
0 hospitals · 1 GP/clinic
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Green spacesOSM
25
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer SA2, OpenStreetMap records 12 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 25 green spaces. For families: 12 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés, 10 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 42 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Richmond, is about 7,950 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 119 bus stops here.

List every mapped place

Schools

  • Glossodia Public School
  • Kurrajong East Public School
  • Comleroy Road Public School
  • Hawkesbury Independent School
  • Hawkesbury High School
  • Kurmond Public School
  • Freemans Reach Public School
  • Kurrajong Public School

Childcare & kindergartens

  • Wilberforce Early Learning Centre

Shopping centres

  • Glossodia Shopping Village
  • Wilberforce Shopping Centre

GPs & clinics

  • Kurrajong Village Medical Centre - Myhealth

Supermarkets

  • Friendly Grocer
  • IGA X-press Kurrajong Heights + Liquor

Green spaces

  • Woodbury Park
  • Spinks Road Reserve
  • Glossodia Park
  • Terrace Park
  • Stanley Park
  • Freemans Reach Reserve
  • Singletons Reserve
  • Kurrajong Bark Park

Schools

Every open NSW school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.

PrimarySchools
11
including Prep–6
NSW school data
SecondarySchools
1
Year 7–12
NSW school data
Combined / specialSchools
0
Prep–12 and special
NSW school data
GovernmentSchools
11
NSW state schools
NSW school data
Non-governmentSchools
1
Catholic and independent
NSW school data
Average ICSEASchools
994
12 of 12 schools · 1000 is the national average
ACARA

The Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer SA2 contains 12 schools — 11 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 11 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 994 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer sits in decile 5 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 48% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Kurrajong East Public School (primary), Colo High School (secondary).

Parts of this SA2 also fall in the catchment of Pitt Town Public School (primary), Kurrajong Public School (primary), Kurrajong North Public School (primary), Cattai Public School (primary), Kurmond Public School (primary), Grose View Public School (primary), Richmond North Public School (primary), Ebenezer Public School (primary), Richmond Public School (primary), Colo Heights Public School (primary), Freemans Reach Public School (primary), Hobartville Public School (primary), Bilpin Public School (primary), Comleroy Road Public School (primary), Richmond High School (secondary), Hawkesbury High School (secondary).

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School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).

Nearby, in Hawkesbury

Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.

  1. HereKurrajong Heights - Ebenezer+0.2%
  2. 01Bilpin - Colo - St Albans-0.8%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.

Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer: common questions

Is Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer a good place to live?
Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer is well served for the everyday — 12 schools and 2 supermarkets; a higher-earning area (median household income $2,291 a week). The trade-offs: renting is expensive, a median of $780 a week (DCJ, 2026-Q1); the population is barely moving. Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 40 and households on a median $2,291 a week at the 2021 Census.
How much does it cost to rent in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer?
Too few new bonds were lodged in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer's postcode this quarter to report its own median, so the Greater Sydney median of $780 is shown instead.
Is Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer a safe suburb?
Of these categories, theft is reported most in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer over the last 12 months, running 62% above the Greater Sydney rate.
What schools are in Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer?
The Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer SA2 contains 12 schools — 11 primary schools and 1 secondary school, of which 11 are government and 1 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 994 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer sits in decile 5 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 48% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021). Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer falls fully within the state-school catchment of Kurrajong East Public School and Colo High School.
What amenities and public transport does Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer have?
Within the Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer SA2, OpenStreetMap records 12 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 25 green spaces. For families: 12 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 6 cafés, 10 restaurants and 1 pub or bar. Staying active: 42 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Richmond, is about 7,950 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 119 bus stops here.
Are people moving to Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer?
Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer gained 1,251 residents from internal migration and 96 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,432 people moved away — a net addition of -85 before natural increase.
Is Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer an advantaged area?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD), Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer sits in decile 7 of 10 (score 1,041) — decile 10 is the most advantaged in Australia.

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