Suburby Get to know your Aussie suburb
List your business

Katoomba NSW 2780

7,054 addresses · 200 streets

Macquarie Electorate › Blue Mountains LGA › Katoomba · 85 km from Sydney

📦 Thinking of moving here? Read the Katoomba moving guide

Living Here

Katoomba is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,268 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,171 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

8,268Population
48Median age
$1,171Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Katoomba - Leura statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Katoomba itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Katoomba, 50 m north-east · Airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 41.9 km south-east.

Run a business in Katoomba? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 57.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Katoomba

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Katoomba NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.6%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201961.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 53.1%

Population by age in Katoomba
Population by age, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4316
5-14826
15-19410
20-24360
25-34857
35-441,035
45-541,270
55-641,256
65-741,284
75-84520
85+142
Dwelling types in Katoomba
Dwelling types, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,076
Townhouse214
Apartment412
Other27
Households by weekly income in Katoomba
Households by weekly income, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,011
$650-1,4991,192
$1,500-2,999925
$3,000+428
Top ancestries in Katoomba
Top ancestries, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,474
Australian2,574
Irish1,452
Scottish1,147
Other934
German497
Housing tenure in Katoomba
Housing tenure, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,321
Mortgage1,067
Rented1,259
Other51
Cars per household in Katoomba
Cars per household, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0529
11,810
2962
3265
4+128
Commute to work in Katoomba
Commute to work, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,409
Train40
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked216
Bicycle9
Home1,131
Top countries of birth in Katoomba
Top countries of birth, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England460
New Zealand165
Germany85
China83
United States77
Philippines74
Languages used at home in Katoomba
Languages used at home, Katoomba NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese69
German60
Mandarin56
Spanish51
French43
Italian34

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

45,102 bird observations recorded near Katoomba — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Katoomba

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Katoomba:

Embed this suburb

Add this free Katoomba stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Katoomba

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Streets

Image — Chris.sherlock2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).