Suburb in Hornsby

Mount Kuring-Gai, NSW

Mount Kuring-Gai had a population of 1,766 at the 2021 Census (+3.4% since 2016). Median age 41.4. Median weekly household income $2,400. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Kuring-Gai at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Kuring-Gai's population grew by 3.4% to 1,766, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 41.4, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.4%.

12.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 37.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 585 households.

The median household earns $2,400 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $563 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,662 a month.

27.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 17.9% use a language other than English at home. 39.6% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Kuring-Gai beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMount Kuring-GaiNSWAustralia
Population1,7668,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age41.438.438.2
Households5852,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.5%21.8%14.3%
Renting12.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright37.3%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,400$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$563$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,662$2,142$1,866
Born overseas27.8%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home17.9%28.2%23.6%
No religion39.6%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,5982011
  2. 1,7082016
  3. 1,7662021

Age

Median age 41.4, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales
Share of people by age, Mount Kuring-Gai and New South Wales
0–912.3%
10–1915.6%
20–298.3%
30–3911.0%
40–4915.9%
50–5914.2%
60–6911.0%
70–798.2%
80+3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Kuring-Gai at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English42.0%
  2. Australian35.8%
  3. Irish12.0%
  4. Scottish10.7%
  5. Chinese6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin2.4%
  2. Cantonese1.6%
  3. Nepali1.1%
  4. Hindi1.0%
  5. Malayalam1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.4%
  2. India3.1%
  3. China2.0%
  4. South Africa1.6%
  5. New Zealand1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Mount Kuring-Gai

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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