A rural bushland suburb in far north-west Sydney, 74 km from the Sydney CBD, in the City of Hawkesbury local government area. It sits on the low ridge between Kurrajong and Colo Heights, an area of acreage lots, eucalypt bush and quiet ridge roads such as Blaxlands Ridge Road, with the Colo River valley to the east. The 2011 census recorded 464 residents, and profiles describe a small, family-heavy, owner-occupier population of roughly 580–590 living almost entirely in separate houses on acreage; daily life is car-dependent with a walk score of 0/100 and essentially no public transport or shops. The former Blaxlands Ridge Public School (first teacher Edith Black, after whom Edith Black Road is named) closed long ago and its 51 Blaxlands Ridge Road buildings now serve as a Hawkesbury City Council community centre — typical of the suburb's quiet, thinly settled character (Hawkesbury People & Places).
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Hawkesbury |
| Council (LGA) | City of Hawkesbury |
| Postcode | 2758 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Blaxlands Ridge is about 74 km north-west of the Sydney CBD.… |
| Median house price | ~$1.4M (QuickProperty model median, latest period 2026, down 1.7% YoY); NSW Valuer General records via soldnsw show an overall median of $1,335,000 across 5 recorded sales spanning $350,000–$1,662,000, with the middle 50% between $1,320,000 and $1,500,000 (mid-2026) |
| Typical rent | ~$775/week median rent (QuickProperty, 2026); postcode-2758 rental observations are thinner still — median $630/week across 5 observations… |
| Price growth | -1.7% p.a. (QuickProperty 12-month window); recent recorded sales: 212 Blaxlands Ridge Road $1,335,000… |
Transport
Blaxlands Ridge has no railway station and no identified regular bus service within the suburb itself: aggregators rate it 0/100 for walkability, transit and bike access and describe the suburb as car-dependent with limited public transport (Your Property Guide). The nearest public bus services operate along the Kurrajong corridor in the immediately adjacent suburbs of Kurrajong and East Kurrajong, and the nearest railway stations are Richmond (terminus of the T1 Richmond line) and Windsor (T1 Western line), each roughly a 20-minute drive away (Real Search; Busways network context). A local rail branch line once served the area — the Richmond-to-Kurrajong railway, which crossed the river near Yarramundi — but it closed in 1952.
Schools
No school operates in Blaxlands Ridge today. The former Blaxlands Ridge Public School (opened as a provisional school; its first teacher was Miss Edith Black, commemorated in nearby Edith Black Road) is closed, and its buildings at 51 Blaxlands Ridge Road are now a community centre owned by Hawkesbury City Council (Hawkesbury People & Places). Primary-age children in the suburb are served by government schools in the immediately adjacent suburbs of Kurrajong and East Kurrajong — Kurrajong Public School on Grose Vale Road, Kurrajong (K–6, opened September 1929 and still operating) and Kurrajong East Public School in East Kurrajong (NSW school site; Hawkesbury People & Places; Your Property Guide). Secondary schooling is not available locally; older students travel to the broader Kurrajong–Richmond corridor.
Shopping & Amenities
There is no shopping centre, commercial strip, post office or supermarket in Blaxlands Ridge — the suburb is residential acreage and bushland (Your Property Guide; Real Search). The main community facility is the former school site at 51 Blaxlands Ridge Road, repurposed as the Blaxlands Ridge Community Centre and owned by Hawkesbury City Council (Hawkesbury People & Places). Everyday retail and services are found a drive away in Kurrajong (adjacent to the south-west) and further afield in Richmond; property agents servicing the suburb are based in Kurrajong, e.g. Ray White Kurrajong (Allhomes).
Parks & Outdoors
Blaxlands Ridge is a bushland acreage suburb: the character of the area is quiet ridge roads, eucalypt-covered lots and long rural views between the Kurrajong and Colo Heights ridges, with the Colo River valley immediately to the east in adjacent Cumberland Reach. The suburb's own rural landscape and bush blocks are the outdoor draw — there are no named public parks or reserves identified within the suburb — while Wollemi National Park and the Colo River bushland lie a short drive north through Colo Heights.
Property Market
The median house price in Blaxlands Ridge was around ~$1.4M (QuickProperty model median, latest period 2026, down 1.7% YoY); NSW Valuer General records via soldnsw show an overall median of $1,335,000 across 5 recorded sales spanning $350,000–$1,662,000, with the middle 50% between $1,320,000 and $1,500,000 (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Very thin acreage market: only ~5 sales on the NSW Valuer General record (soldnsw) and QuickProperty flags the small population as making its signals fragile. Medians swing with individual property sizes — recorded sales span $350,000 to $1,662,000 (the $350K outlier is well below typical acreage values, with recent residential sales clustering $1.32M–$1.66M). No unit/apartment market exists; stock is separate houses on acreage/bushland lots. Population ~464 (2011 census) to ~589 per property-profile estimates. Note: several online trackers describe this suburb's data only via postcode-2758 blending because single-suburb volumes are so low (soldnsw).
New Developments
Minimal — no residential subdivision or development pipeline was identified within Blaxlands Ridge; the suburb remains rural acreage with large bushland lots (QuickProperty; Real Search; Allhomes). The main land-use story is historical and community-based rather than new building: the former Blaxlands Ridge Public School site at 51 Blaxlands Ridge Road is now Hawkesbury City Council's Blaxlands Ridge Community Centre (Hawkesbury People & Places).
Jobs & Local Economy
Employment is local and rural/trade-oriented: census-derived profiles put construction and healthcare among the top industries for residents and note most households are car-dependent owner-occupiers (QuickProperty; Aussie Homes). There is no commercial or industrial base inside the suburb — the working population commutes along the Kurrajong–Richmond corridor to Richmond and Windsor for work, services and schooling, with a significant rural-homestead and small-farm component in the suburb itself (Your Property Guide; Aussie Homes).
Nearby Suburbs
Bilpin, Colo Heights, Cumberland Reach, East Kurrajong, Kurrajong
Sources & method
Researched 5 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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