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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Ku-ring-gai Chase is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 10, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 26 km from the Sydney CBD, Ku-ring-gai Chase is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $88,816 per year.
Ku-ring-gai Chase has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Ku-ring-gai Chase. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Ku-ring-gai Chase on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Ku-ring-gai Chase is a smaller community of 10 — about 0% of the New South Wales suburb median (5,325) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $88,816/year is 9% below the New South Wales median of $97,552, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. At 26 km from Sydney, Ku-ring-gai Chase is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
How Ku-ring-gai Chase stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Ku-ring-gai Chase sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Ku-ring-gai Chase | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10 | 5,325 | -100% |
| Median household income | $88,816/yr | $97,552/yr | -9% |
| Distance to CBD | 26 km | 45 km | -42% |
| Separate houses | 67% | 76% | -9pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Ku-ring-gai Chase — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 10 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider New South Wales market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Ku-ring-gai Chase. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With 67% houses in a 10-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Ku-ring-gai Chase property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Ku-ring-gai Chase are modest for 2026 — incomes 9% below the NSW median of $97,552 and a population of 10 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Ku-ring-gai Chase. The EquitySight investment score of 49/100 places Ku-ring-gai Chase in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Ku-ring-gai Chase scores 49/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 10, median household income of $88,816/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Ku-ring-gai Chase are a median household income of $88,816/year, a dwelling mix that is 67% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Ku-ring-gai Chase has a usual resident population of approximately 10, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Ku-ring-gai Chase sits 26 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Ku-ring-gai Chase. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Ku-ring-gai Chase. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Ku-ring-gai Chase to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (10 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.