City profile
A quick snapshot of Ku-ring-gai, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
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- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 30 Jun 2024)
- 128,362ABS Estimated Resident Population, per the NSW Office of Local Government's 2023–24 time-series data return.
- Area
- 85.4 km²
- Population density
- ~1,503 people per km²
- Region
- Sydney's upper north shore (roughly 16–24 km north of the Sydney CBD)
- Council classification
- Metropolitan (OLG Group 3)
- Main centres
- Gordon (town centre), Turramurra, Lindfield, Pymble, St Ives, WahroongaCouncil describes the LGA as 17 suburbs, 6 local centres and one town centre (Gordon).
- National parks
- Bordered by Ku-ring-gai Chase, Lane Cove and Garigal National ParksThe council's own description is that the LGA is 'bound by' these three national parks — they are adjacent to, not within, the Ku-ring-gai LGA.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Gordon2072
- Killara2071
- Lindfield2070
- Roseville2069
- Turramurra2074
- North Turramurra2074
- Warrawee2074
- Pymble2073
- West Pymble2073
- St Ives2075
- St Ives Chase2075
- Wahroonga2076
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the localities in the Ku-ring-gai LGA; some postcodes are shared with neighbouring areas. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Ku-ring-gai Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.