Hazelbrook is a quiet bushland village on the Great Western Highway 91 km west of Sydney and 16 km east of Katoomba, perched at 675 m elevation with a 2021 census population of 5,077. It grew around Hazelbrook House (1870s) and the railway station that opened opposite it in 1894. The village centre has a shopping complex with a supermarket, shops, restaurants and cafes, and Hazelbrook is waterfall country — Terrace Falls, Victor Falls and Bedford Pool on the south side of the village and Lyre Bird Glen, Oaklands Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Burgess Falls to the north. It has a strong small-town community: the 1st Hazelbrook Scout Group (established 1922, one of the Blue Mountains' oldest), the Hazelbrook Hawks football club and lawn bowls club at Gloria Park, and the Hazelbrook Rural Fire Brigade (1959). The bushland setting and easy train access give it appeal for families and Sydney weekender buyers alike.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Blue Mountains |
| Council (LGA) | Blue Mountains City Council |
| Postcode | 2779 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Hazelbrook is about 91 km west of the Sydney CBD. By train to Central… |
| Median house price | Roughly $865k–$1.01M (mid-2026) depending on tracker: realestate.com.au reports a Hazelbrook median house price of $873,500 (80 sales over 12 months, +6%), YIP puts it at $957,000 (+13.9% annual capital growth), and Allhomes records a median house sale price of $1,012,500 |
| Typical rent | Median weekly rent was $400 at the 2021 census (ABS QuickStats); the rental market is thin — only a handful of rentals are listed across… |
Transport
Hazelbrook railway station, opened in 1894, sits on the Blue Mountains Line of the NSW TrainLink intercity network. The Terrace Falls walking trailhead is a short walk from the station, so the village is accessible from Sydney without a car (trailhiking.com.au; bluemountainsuncovered).
Schools
Hazelbrook Public School (NSW government primary, Kindergarten–Year 6) is the village's public school, joined by the humanist Korowal School (Kindergarten to HSC) and the Blue Mountains Steiner School (Pre-School to Year 6), plus two childcare centres.
Shopping & Amenities
The Hazelbrook village shopping centre on the Great Western Highway includes a supermarket, several shops, restaurants and cafes. Gloria Park is the village sports and community hub, home to the Hazelbrook Hawks football club and the local lawn bowls club. Selwood House, a heritage-listed building in the village, now houses a veterinary practice, and the Hazelbrook Rural Fire Brigade station (est. 1959) serves the community.
Parks & Outdoors
Hazelbrook's northern boundary runs to the Blue Mountains National Park, and the village is known for its waterfalls and bushwalks. Terrace Falls Reserve, south of the village, is a dog-friendly bushland reserve whose ~4.7 km Terrace Falls Circuit takes in Terrace Falls (a cascade of eight drops), Victor Falls, Pyramid Falls and the Bedford Pool swimming hole, with the trailhead a short walk from Hazelbrook station (trailhiking.com.au; bluemountainsuncovered; AllTrails). The southern falls link to Lawson via the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit, and Lyre Bird Glen, Oaklands Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Burgess Falls lie on the village's north side.
Property Market
The median house price in Hazelbrook was around Roughly $865k–$1.01M (mid-2026) depending on tracker: realestate.com.au reports a Hazelbrook median house price of $873,500 (80 sales over 12 months, +6%), YIP puts it at $957,000 (+13.9% annual capital growth), and Allhomes records a median house sale price of $1,012,500. See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. House medians cluster around $870k–$1.0M — well below the $1.1M+ figures sometimes quoted for the Blue Mountains as a whole: REA's 12-month median is $873,500 (80 sales, +6%), a REA property page shows median sold prices over the last year of $863,750, YIP reports $957,000 with ~13.9% annual capital growth, and Allhomes records $1,012,500 (contract-date based, sample sales include 17 Winbourne Road at $560k/wk asking rent listings and 11 Talbot Road sold 2025 for $867,500). Housing stock is almost entirely detached houses on bushland lots — unit supply is negligible (median_unit_price left null). ABS 2021: median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950 and median weekly household income $1,794 (QuickStats).
New Developments
Development activity is minimal — Hazelbrook remains a low-density bushland village with no significant apartment or masterplanned projects documented; council planning for the area (BMCC Planning Area 3 covering Bullaburra, Lawson, Hazelbrook, Woodford and Linden) centres on protecting the existing village character and bushland setting (BMCC). New activity is essentially limited to individual house sales, builds and renovations on established lots.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment is centred on the village's shops, supermarket, restaurants and cafes, community services (schools, childcare, vet, RFS brigade) and tourism tied to the waterfall walks and Blue Mountains visitor economy. The 2021 census profile — median weekly household income of $1,794 and a majority of households with mortgages or renting at moderate levels — is consistent with a mix of local, tourism and remote/flexible workers, with many residents commuting by train (ABS QuickStats).
Nearby Suburbs
Woodford, Lawson
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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