Mount Kuring-Gai, NSW
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Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Kuring-Gai is more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1109, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Mount Kuring-Gai a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Mount Kuring-Gai from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
96/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (96/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
3/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $568 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 3% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Mount Kuring-Gai at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,766
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $2,428
- SEIFA score
- 1109
- Local government area
- Hornsby
- Coordinates
- -33.6518, 151.1391
Map of Mount Kuring-Gai
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Housing & property in Mount Kuring-Gai
What it costs to live in Mount Kuring-Gai and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $568
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,648
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 87%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 13%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Mount Kuring-Gai demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Mount Kuring-Gai demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Kuring-Gai using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 30% and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 369 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 211 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 381 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 519 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 275 | 16% |
Share of the 1,755 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 217 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 281 | 49% |
| Rented | 74 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 555 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 25 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 583 occupied private dwellings in Mount Kuring-Gai.
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,643
- Median weekly personal income
- $961
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 481 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 310 (18%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 37 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 905 (69%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Employed full-time
- 500
- Employed part-time
- 298
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Mount Kuring-Gai
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Kuring-Gai is January (average daytime high around 25.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.5°C). The area receives roughly 1084 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 104 mm |
| Feb | 25.1°C | 19°C | 119 mm |
| Mar | 24°C | 18°C | 186 mm |
| Apr | 21.9°C | 15°C | 100 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 11.7°C | 56 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.8°C | 74 mm |
| Jul | 16.5°C | 8.7°C | 70 mm |
| Aug | 17.3°C | 9.2°C | 67 mm |
| Sep | 19.6°C | 11.3°C | 55 mm |
| Oct | 21.8°C | 13.7°C | 92 mm |
| Nov | 22.8°C | 15.5°C | 78 mm |
| Dec | 24.7°C | 17.5°C | 83 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Mount Kuring-Gai
Is Mount Kuring-Gai a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Mount Kuring-Gai rates 65/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Mount Kuring-Gai?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Mount Kuring-Gai was $568, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,648. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Mount Kuring-Gai?
Mount Kuring-Gai is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Hornsby local government area.
What is the population of Mount Kuring-Gai?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Kuring-Gai had a population of about 1,766.
Is Mount Kuring-Gai an advantaged area?
Mount Kuring-Gai has an ABS SEIFA score of 1109, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 96 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Kuring-Gai?
Mount Kuring-Gai has average daytime highs of about 21.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 1,084 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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