Kurrajong Hills, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 33°32′S 150°39′E / 33.533°S 150.650°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 705 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2758 | ||||||||||||
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Kurrajong Hills is a locality in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 76 kilometres north-west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is north of the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains, west of Kurrajong and east of Bilpin.
History
Kurrajong Hills was previously known as Kurrajong North and Netley Hill. In 1927 Netley Hill Post Office, operated by Louisa Hearne, opened on the corner of Bells Line of Road and Hermitage Road. In 1938 the name was changed to North Kurrajong Post Office. It closed in 1968. In 1971 an attempt to officially name the area Netley Hill met with local opposition. The name Kurrajong Hills was settled on and assigned on 10 September 2004.[3]
Population
It had a population of 559 in the 2001 Census, growing to 629 in 2006,[4] 639 in the 2011 Census[2] and 705 in the 2021 Census.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kurrajong Hills (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kurrajong Hills (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Extract - Geographical Names Board of NSW". www.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kurrajong Hills (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
