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Suburb profile ·The Hills Shire LGA · NSW ·2156

Kenthurst NSW 2156

Kenthurst is in The Hills Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2156, with population 5,313.

The read

Premium-market

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$650/wk
-36.9% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2156 · Apr 2026
$1225
$450
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$3.2M
House median, latest period
3.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$650/wk
Rent context available
36.9%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.1%
Low yield band
D1 vs AU
Population
5,313
5K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
4
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Solar
2,478
182 added 12mo · 25MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionRising
Low · 2005Peak · 2024

3.0% below peak · 216.8% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr +1.6%/yr · 5-yr +6.3%/yr · 10-yr +6.2%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$2,516/wk (-$130,810/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
20.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $3,280/mo, while renters pay about $2,817/mo — owning runs $463/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$3.20M
Household income · yr
$159K
Median rent · wk
$650
Owner mortgage · mo
$3,280
Gross yield
1.1%

Household income

$159K household · yr+93.4% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$157K
Household
$159K

Schools

Total4
Avg ICSEA1085
Students2,818
Catholic2
Government1
Independent1
  • Kenthurst Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1040
  • St Madeleine's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1064
  • Marian Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1073
  • The Hills Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1164
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
2,735
1,315 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,315
Total incidents2,735· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault57854%
  • Sexual Offences22221%
  • Robbery283%
  • Break And Enter25223%

Full data detail

Kenthurst NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Kenthurst is a medium-sized suburb in New South Wales within the The Hills Shire local government area (postcode 2156). With a population of 5,313, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $159K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Kenthurst is $3.2 million, having softened modestly by 3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,280.

Kenthurst is served by 4 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1085, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 106 bus stops. The crime rate in the The Hills Shire LGA is low at 1,315 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.1%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.2M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 20.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.1% Low Yield
Price vs State$3.2M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability20.1x Stretched
Price Momentum-3.0% Falling
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$3,280
Rent · wk(Census)$550
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$650
Gross yield0.9%
Price / income20.1x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)6
Property investors · Postcode 2156ATO
Negatively geared1,018 (11.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$13,958/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,193
Reported capital gains1,344
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population5,313
Median age44
Household size3.3
HH income · wk$3,061
Personal income · wk$942
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops106
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Kenthurst for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2025-Q4 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 4 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 106 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Kenthurst FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kenthurst in?

    Kenthurst is in the The Hills Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2156. Council-level context for The Hills Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Kenthurst?

    The current median house price in Kenthurst, NSW is $3.2M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Kenthurst?

    The median weekly rent in Kenthurst is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Kenthurst?

    Rent context available: Kenthurst has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Kenthurst a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kenthurst show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kenthurst?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Kenthurst data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.