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.