Kenthurst, NSW 2156

A semi-rural suburb of The Hills Shire roughly 39 km north-west of the Sydney CBD where blocks average about 2 hectares (5 acres), giving Kenthurst its acreage and horse-friendly rural character, with a village centre, large park and sporting complex. At the 2021 census it had 5,313 residents — median age 44 — with 77.5% born in Australia, 95.6% of private dwellings stand-alone houses and a median weekly household income of $3,061, well above the national $1,746. Agents describe it as one of the Hills District's most loved lifestyle suburbs, offering 'a rare blend of country charm and city convenience' (Lumby Real Estate), and it is the former home of television gardener Don Burke.

At a Glance

Transport

Kenthurst has no railway station, metro stop or ferry; it is a car-dependent rural-residential suburb. The nearest metro station is Kellyville station on the M1 Sydney Metro line, in the adjacent suburb of Kellyville about 7 km south-east of Kenthurst village on Old Windsor Road — a drive or connecting bus trip rather than a walk. Limited CDC NSW bus services run along the Kenthurst Road corridor: route 639 links Maraylya to Dural and Castle Hill via Kenthurst (connecting to Castle Hill station on the metro), and route 640 is a short local Kenthurst service.

Schools

Kenthurst has five schools within the suburb: Kenthurst Public School (government primary), St Madeleine's Primary School (Catholic systemic primary), Marian College (Catholic systemic secondary), The Hills Grammar School (independent, K–12) and Kenthurst Preschool (community-based, not-for-profit). Kenthurst Public School sits on Kenthurst Road and is the suburb's main public primary.

Shopping & Amenities

The Kenthurst village shopping complex, around Kenthurst Road and Nelson Street, has a post office, supermarket, butcher, bottle shop, hairdresser and other shops, with preschools and a second real-estate agency just outside the village centre; local businesses include timber yards, a florist, wholesalers and earthmoving operators. The suburb also has two petrol stations, a function centre, a rural fire service station and a public swimming pool on the village green.

Parks & Outdoors

Kenthurst Park is the suburb's main sportsground — a multi-use reserve with three soccer fields, two cricket pitches and four tennis courts, home to the Kenthurst and Districts Football Club and Kenthurst Upper Hills Cricket Club. The village green opposite the shopping village on Nelson Street features the public swimming pool, a basketball/netball court, barbecue facilities, a playground and a large grassed area maintained by Kenthurst Rotary. The wider suburb is semi-rural countryside of acreage lots, paddocks and wholesale plant nurseries, with horse-keeping on large blocks part of the lifestyle. Kenthurst Netball Club plays at the BHNA complex in adjacent Kellyville.

Property Market

The median house price in Kenthurst was around ~$3.1M–$3.3M (12-month medians across trackers, retrieved Sep 2026): realestate.com.au median sold price $3,242,500; OnTheHouse median house value $3,240,271 as at 30 June 2026; Your Investment Property/CoreLogic $3,280,000 on 47 sales; view.com.au $3,070,000 (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Prices reflect acreage, not square-metre land: average blocks are about 2 hectares (5 acres) and 95.6% of dwellings are stand-alone houses, so the median is far above typical Hills District suburb medians and individual sale prices swing widely with lot size, improvements and horse facilities. Medians cluster around $3.1–3.3M ; micromarkets.ai's July 2026 figure is higher at ~$3.5M.

New Developments

Development is minimal: Kenthurst retains rural and rural-residential zoning under The Hills planning framework that protects large-acreage lots and limits subdivision, preserving the 'rural lifestyle living' The Hills Shire's rural strategy identifies as rare within Greater Sydney. Change is mostly small-scale — home extensions, farm buildings, nurseries and the occasional subdivision of larger holdings — rather than estate or medium-density development.

Jobs & Local Economy

Kenthurst's own economy is rural and small-business based: wholesale plant nurseries are a feature of the suburb, along with timber yards, florists, earthmovers and other trade businesses, plus the village retail strip and several schools. Most employed residents commute out to the Hills District's employment hubs — Norwest Business Park in Bella Vista/Norwest, a large office and corporate park with 400+ companies and 25,000+ workers, and the Rouse Hill Town Centre retail precinct — with Kenthurst Road and Old Northern Road the main corridors to the M2.

Nearby Suburbs

Annangrove, Glenorie, Middle Dural, Kellyville, Dural, Glenhaven

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.

Sources cited in this guide:

• Wikipedia — Norwest Business Park
• Transport for NSW
• NSW Government

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