Mount Kuring-Gai Postcode

New South Wales

Metro Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2080
Postcode for Mount Kuring-Gai, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 25 km from Sydney · Pop. 1,766
1,766
Population
42
Median Age
$2,428
Household Income/wk
$568
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
10.6
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Mount Kuring-Gai ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Mount Kuring-Gai Compares

Mount Kuring-Gai vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricMount Kuring-GaiNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $2,428 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $568 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $2,648 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 42 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 2.3% -NSW 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Postcode 2080 covers Mount Kuring-Gai, an inland suburb of Sydney about 25 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Hornsby.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Kuring-Gai has a population of 1,766 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $2,428, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 2.3%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 37 (2.1% of residents).

Housing in Mount Kuring-Gai includes a median weekly rent of $568, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,648, with 585 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.1% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Mount Kuring-Gai scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Mount Kuring-Gai is served by Mount Kuring-gai Public School.

Mount Kuring-Gai is part of the Hornsby statistical area in New South Wales.

Mount Kuring-Gai Details

Postcode2080
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)1,766
Median Age42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,428/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$961/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$568
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,648
Average Household Size3 persons
Area10.6 km²
Population Density167/km²
Total Dwellings585
Australian Citizens91.2%
Indigenous Population37 (2.1%)
Unemployment Rate2.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.6500724
Longitude151.134494
Distance from Sydney25 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
Area (SA3)Hornsby
Local GovernmentHornsby
Federal ElectorateBerowra

Age Profile

0–14 (20.9%) 15–24 (11.9%) 25–44 (21.6%) 45–64 (29.4%) 65+ (15.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years369 (20.9%)
15–24 years211 (11.9%)
25–44 years381 (21.6%)
45–64 years519 (29.4%)
65+ years275 (15.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.9%) Mortgaged (49.1%) Rented (12.9%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma167 (9.5%)
Arthritis159 (9.0%)
Diabetes67 (3.8%)
Heart Disease62 (3.5%)
Cancer58 (3.3%)
Lung Condition20 (1.1%)
Dementia8 (0.5%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle16 (2.8%)
1 vehicle170 (29.7%)
2 vehicles252 (44.0%)
3+ vehicles135 (23.6%)

Schools in Mount Kuring-Gai

Mount Kuring-gai Public School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1083 · 132 students

Suburbs Near Mount Kuring-Gai

More Mount Kuring-Gai Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.