A quiet semi-rural acreage suburb in the Hills District about 42 km north-west of the Sydney CBD, with a 2021 census population of just 1,472 across about 495 dwellings. Annangrove was originally Dharug land and was settled from the early 1860s, growing slowly as orchard, grazing and hobby-farm country along Annangrove Road; it made headlines as the home of the Amaroo Park motor-racing circuit from 1963 until its closure in 1998. Today its character is defined by large lots, horse properties, bush blocks and rural open space — 87.7% of homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 census and the dominant occupation group recorded was 'managers', reflecting acreage property ownership rather than a commuting workforce. Local tourism marketing describes it as part of the scenic Sydney Hills rural towns, and residents value the space and quiet over convenience.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Hills District |
| Council (LGA) | The Hills Shire |
| Postcode | 2156 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Annangrove is about 42 km north-west of the Sydney CBD, so the car trip takes roughly 45–60+ minutes depending on traffic via Old Northern… |
| Median house price | ~$3.2–3.4M (Cotality/OnTheHouse median house value of $3,277,580 as at 31 Jul 2026; HtAG typical house price $3.42M; note the market is very thin — only 22 house sales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, with recent acreage sales at $3.15M for 254 Annangrove Rd (5 ac) and $4.725M for 182 Annangrove Rd in Aug 2026) (mid-2026) |
| Typical rent | ~$1,026–$1,050/week median house rent |
| Price growth | +3.4% YoY house price growth ; 5-year median-value growth +7.0% |
Transport
Annangrove has no railway station and no train or metro line through the suburb; the nearest public transport hub is Rouse Hill station on the Sydney Metro North West line, about 3 km away in the adjacent suburb of Rouse Hill. Bus services are limited to school-day route 3115, which runs from Rouse Hill Station to Kenthurst Public School via Annangrove along the Annangrove Road corridor, with stops such as 'Annangrove Rd opp Denham Rd' served on weekdays. Annangrove Road is the suburb's main east-west rural road, linking the suburb to Kenthurst and Old Northern Road to the east and to the Rouse Hill/Windsor Road corridor to the south-west.
Schools
Annangrove has no school of its own — it is a small rural suburb with no government or independent school inside its boundaries. Children are served by schools in immediately adjacent suburbs: Kenthurst Public School in Kenthurst is the nearest government primary and the destination of the local school-bus route 3115 that runs via Annangrove, while Rouse Hill Public School and Rouse Hill High School (NSW government high school opened 2019) sit in the adjacent suburb of Rouse Hill to the south.
Shopping & Amenities
Annangrove has no village shopping centre or supermarket inside the suburb; its commercial life is minimal, with day-to-day shopping done in adjacent suburbs — the Kenthurst village shops cluster around the Kenthurst Road/Annangrove Road corner just across the boundary (busiest retail corner in the immediate area, with a service station and car wash beside it), and Rouse Hill Town Centre, the district's major regional centre, lies a few kilometres south in adjacent Rouse Hill. Community facilities in-suburb centre on Annangrove Park Reserve, which includes a Scouts and Girl Guides hall. The suburb's places of worship are the Sydney Zoroastrian Fire Temple at 196 Annangrove Road and the Imam Hasan Centre, a Shia Muslim prayer centre (hussainia) opened in October 2004, both on Annangrove Road.
Parks & Outdoors
Annangrove's outdoor life revolves around its rural open space and Annangrove Park Reserve (a.k.a. Annangrove Park Sportsground), a multi-use reserve with a grassed field and synthetic cricket pitch, two synthetic tennis courts, a children's playground, a Scouts & Girl Guides hall and a picnic shelter — the north and west reserve areas are protected threatened-species bushland where no activities are allowed. The reserve is home ground of the Box Hill Rangers soccer club in the Hills Football competition (Hills Football Association). Parks cover only about 3.6% of the suburb's roughly 10.2 km² because most of Annangrove is private acreage, bush blocks and horse paddocks, with the Blue Gum Creek valley marking its bushier eastern edge toward Kenthurst.
Property Market
The median house price in Annangrove was around ~$3.2–3.4M (Cotality/OnTheHouse median house value of $3,277,580 as at 31 Jul 2026; HtAG typical house price $3.42M; note the market is very thin — only 22 house sales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, with recent acreage sales at $3.15M for 254 Annangrove Rd (5 ac) and $4.725M for 182 Annangrove Rd in Aug 2026) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Annangrove is a prestige-acreage market, not an entry-level one: tracker medians cluster around $3.2–3.4M, above the figures some generalist guides quote, and the sales sample is extremely thin (22 sales in 12 months; properties for sale numbered only about 5 at Jul 2026), so medians should be read with caution. Recent actual acreage sales ranged from $3.15M to $4.725M. Median house rent around $1,026–1,050/wk on limited stock; unit/strata stock is negligible. Demographics: population 1,472 (2021, +5.4% on 2016), 87.7% owner-occupied homes, couples with children paying off >$4,000/month mortgages, dominant occupation 'managers'.
New Developments
Development activity in Annangrove is minimal and the suburb has retained its rural character — there is no significant residential estate or commercial project under way inside its boundaries, and the housing market turns over only about 22 sales a year. The suburb's most notable development history is Amaroo Park, a motor-racing circuit that operated from 1963 until its final race on 23 August 1998. Metropolitan growth has been steered to the release areas of adjacent suburbs such as Rouse Hill and Box Hill rather than into Annangrove itself.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment in Annangrove is limited to small rural businesses, horse agistment and equestrian enterprises, and home-based operations along Annangrove Road; there is no major employer in the suburb. Working residents largely hold professional/managerial jobs outside the suburb — the 2021 census recorded 'managers' as the dominant occupation — and commute to the Rouse Hill/Castle Hill and Norwest employment corridors or to Sydney via Old Northern Road and the M2.
Nearby Suburbs
Kenthurst, Maraylya, Nelson, Rouse Hill
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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