Ku-ring-gai

New South Wales · Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby · 131,179 people · 19 suburbs · 9 postcodes

Ku-ring-gai at a glance

131,179
Population
#23 of 130 in NSW
88
km² area
1,492/km² density
42.4
Median age
+2.7 vs NSW
1163
SEIFA IRSAD
#5 of 130 in NSW
43
Schools
25 gov, 6 Cath, 12 indep
42.5%
Born overseas
20.4%
Renting

Map shows the Ku-ring-gai LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Ku-ring-gai is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 19 suburbs across 9 postcodes and an area of 88 km². Ku-ring-gai has a population of 131,179 , ranking #23 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is St Ives (18,384 residents).About 42.5% of residents were born overseas and 33.4% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (19.4%) 15–24 (12.9%) 25–44 (20.8%) 45–64 (27.3%) 65+ (19.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years25,507 (19.4%)
15–24 years16,894 (12.9%)
25–44 years27,272 (20.8%)
45–64 years35,779 (27.3%)
65+ years25,727 (19.6%)
42.5%
Born overseas
33.4%
Speak a language other than English at home
0.2%
First Nations
2.9
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (41.2%) Mortgaged (38.4%) Renting (20.4%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (77.0%) Semi/townhouse (3.4%) Flat/apartment (19.6%)
$672
Median weekly rent
$3,523
Median monthly mortgage
40.5%
Households with 0-1 cars
59.5%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.2%
Unemployment rate
37,087
In full-time work
19,324
In part-time work

Schools in Ku-ring-gai

43 schools across Ku-ring-gai: 58.1% Government, 14.0% Catholic, 27.9% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1162 (range 983 to 1217). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

NSW average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (53.5%) Secondary (14.0%) Combined (23.3%) Special (9.3%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 1162 NSW median 1005LGA range 983 to 1217

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 43 schools in Ku-ring-gai, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Knox Grammar School Independent Combined Wahroonga 3,345 1187
Pymble Ladies' College Independent Combined Pymble 2,501 1178
Killara High School Government Secondary Killara 1,803 1147
St Ives High School Government Secondary St Ives 1,756 1125
Abbotsleigh Independent Combined Wahroonga 1,634 1217
Ravenswood School for Girls Independent Combined Gordon 1,451 1185
Roseville College Independent Combined Roseville 1,060 1191
St Leo's Catholic College Catholic Secondary Wahroonga 1,055 1113
Turramurra High School Government Secondary South Turramurra 987 1118
Waitara Public School Government Primary Wahroonga 972 1148
St Ives North Public School Government Primary St Ives 846 1164
Lindfield Learning Village Government Combined Lindfield 803 1152
Brigidine College St Ives Independent Secondary St Ives 793 1148
Wahroonga Adventist School Independent Combined Wahroonga 633 1161
Warrawee Public School Government Primary Turramurra 622 1170
Lindfield Public School Government Primary Lindfield 584 1162
Ku-ring-gai High School Government Secondary North Turramurra 536 1088
Lindfield East Public School Government Primary East Lindfield 531 1167
Turramurra Public School Government Primary Turramurra 531 1181
Roseville Public School Government Primary Roseville 520 1172
Pymble Public School Government Primary Pymble 519 1176
Wahroonga Public School Government Primary Wahroonga 508 1156
St Ives Public School Government Primary St Ives 465 1155
Gordon West Public School Government Primary Pymble 424 1150
Masada College Independent Combined St Ives 368 1162
Beaumont Road Public School Government Primary Killara 310 1164
Killara Public School Government Primary Killara 273 1148
Prouille Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Wahroonga 262 1156
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Lindfield 259 1168
West Pymble Public School Government Primary West Pymble 250 1173
St Lucy's School Independent Special Wahroonga 246 1104
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Pymble 229 1165
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary St Ives 221 1141
Turramurra North Public School Government Primary North Turramurra 196 1170
Gordon East Public School Government Primary Gordon 195 1163
Northside Montessori School Independent Combined Pymble 159 1147
St Ives Park Public School Government Primary St Ives 143 1113
St Edmund's College Independent Special Wahroonga 112 1107
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary West Pymble 104 1174
Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School Independent Primary Lindfield 98 1164
Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School Government Special St Ives 75 983
Cromehurst School Government Special Lindfield 60 1098
Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre Government Combined North Turramurra

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Ku-ring-gai. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

1163
Ranked #5 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1107

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1116

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

1172

Suburbs in Ku-ring-gai

Ku-ring-gai contains 19 suburbs and 9 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
St Ives 2075 18,384 $2,888/wk 43
Wahroonga 2076 17,853 $2,998/wk 44
Turramurra 2074 12,850 $3,046/wk 43
Pymble 2073 11,775 $3,379/wk 41
Lindfield 2070 10,943 $2,833/wk 40
Killara 2071 10,620 $2,802/wk 42
Roseville 2069 10,340 $3,200/wk 40
Gordon 2072 8,795 $2,460/wk 39
West Pymble 2073 5,441 $3,503/wk 41
North Turramurra 2074 4,194 $2,064/wk 56
East Lindfield 2070 3,710 $3,457/wk 43
St Ives Chase 2075 3,283 $3,306/wk 42
South Turramurra 2074 3,208 $3,447/wk 42
Warrawee 2074 3,170 $3,388/wk 42
East Killara 2071 2,895 $3,005/wk 43
North Wahroonga 2076 2,100 $3,189/wk 45
Roseville Chase 2069 1,618 $4,026/wk 45
Bobbin Head 2074
Hornsby Westfield 1635

Postcodes covered

1635, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076

Compare Ku-ring-gai with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Ku-ring-gai and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Ku-ring-gai (NSW) 131,179 42.4 1163 20.4% 42.5%
Hornsby 140,289 41.3 1117 24.1% 40.7%
Willoughby 68,992 39.5 1141 39.1% 46.5%
Northern Beaches 263,532 41.9 1125 27.8% 30.2%
Ryde 136,225 37.4 1099 42.8% 49.2%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Ku-ring-gai

What is the population of Ku-ring-gai?

The 2021 Census recorded 131,179 people living in Ku-ring-gai, across 19 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Ku-ring-gai?

Ku-ring-gai contains 19 suburbs. The most populous are St Ives, Wahroonga, Turramurra, Pymble, Lindfield.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Ku-ring-gai?

Ku-ring-gai covers 9 postcodes: 1635, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076.

How many schools are in Ku-ring-gai?

Ku-ring-gai has 43 schools, including 25 government, 6 Catholic, and 12 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Ku-ring-gai?

Ku-ring-gai has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1163, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.