The Slopes is a small rural acreage suburb about 72 km north-west of the Sydney CBD in the City of Hawkesbury LGA, set in the foothills of the Blue Mountains. It is wedged between the Kurrajong district and the North Richmond–Tennyson river flats: east of Kurrajong, west of Tennyson, south of East Kurrajong and north of Kurmond, along Slopes Road. The suburb is tiny and genuinely low density — the 2021 census recorded just 327 residents with a median age of 45 (well above the national 38), and it contains only three named streets: Slopes Road, Single Ridge Road and Wilshire Road. Life here is quiet and acreage-based, closer to Kurmond and Kurrajong villages than to any town centre.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Hawkesbury |
| Council (LGA) | City of Hawkesbury |
| Postcode | 2754 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | The Slopes is about 72 km north-west of the Sydney CBD by road — roughly 1¼–1¾ hours by car via Kurmond Road to North Richmond and Windsor… |
| Median house price | $1,675,000 (median house price based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months, property.com.au/PropTrack suburb profile, retrieved Sep 2026) (mid-2026) |
| Price growth | +3.2% over the past 12 months ; 2-bed houses ~$1.42M, 4-bed ~$1.68M, 5+ bed ~$2.29M on the same data |
Transport
The Slopes has no railway station — the nearest is Richmond Station (T1 line terminus), roughly 7–8 km south by road via Kurmond Road, and there is no rail line through the suburb. Buses are limited: the Busways route 682 service connects Richmond with Kurmond, Kurrajong and on to Kurrajong Heights and Berambing along Kurmond Road and Bells Line of Road, but the suburb's own rural lanes (Slopes Road, Single Ridge Road, Wilshire Road) are not on any regular route, so the nearest stops are around the adjacent Kurmond and Kurrajong villages. The area is heavily car-dependent.
Schools
No school operates within The Slopes itself (school-directory checks). The nearest schools sit in immediately adjacent suburbs: Kurrajong East Public School — NSW government primary (K–6) in East Kurrajong, which the suburb adjoins to the north (NSW Department of Education); and Kurrajong Public School — NSW government primary (K–6) in adjacent Kurrajong (NSW Department of Education). There is no secondary school in The Slopes or its immediately adjacent suburbs.
Shopping & Amenities
The Slopes has no shops, cafes, post office or commercial facilities of its own — it is a sparsely populated rural locality of acreage homes. The nearest everyday services are in the adjacent villages: Kurmond to the south (small local cluster on Kurmond Road near the Kurrajong turn-off) and Kurrajong to the west, whose village shops sit a few minutes' drive away. For anything beyond village-level services, residents head to North Richmond and Richmond several kilometres further south, outside the suburb's immediate ring.
Parks & Outdoors
The Slopes is open rural country — hillside acreage, grazing land and bush fringe in the Blue Mountains foothills, with only three roads and no public parks, playgrounds or reserves within the suburb. The outdoor life is on private blocks and along quiet rural roads, with the mountain bushland and the Hawkesbury countryside around the adjacent Kurrajong and Kurmond villages nearby.
Property Market
The median house price in The Slopes was around $1,675,000 (median house price based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months, property.com.au/PropTrack suburb profile, retrieved Sep 2026) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Extremely thin market: the suburb has just three streets (Slopes Road, Single Ridge Road, Wilshire Road) and the PropTrack median is based on only 6–7 sales per 12 months — a snapshot that has moved between about $1.67M and $1.71M between data refreshes, so treat the figure as indicative rather than robust. No reliable unit, rental or longer-run growth series exists for a suburb this small. Acreage listings (e.g. 692 Slopes Road, guided $1.85–1.95M for a 2.29-acre holding) show prices are set by land size, views and position rather than any local market depth.
New Developments
No development pipeline — The Slopes is a static, fully rural locality with only occasional acreage sales and no retail, subdivision or housing projects recorded. The suburb's tiny street network and 327 residents reflect a settlement pattern unchanged since it was carved out as a rural locality.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment within The Slopes is negligible — rural properties, small holdings and home-based businesses. Working residents commute to the surrounding Hawkesbury centres: North Richmond and Richmond a few kilometres to the south are the main local retail and service employment hubs, with RAAF Base Richmond and the broader Richmond industrial area the district's larger employers. Agriculture on surrounding acreage and services in Kurmond/Kurrajong villages provide the rest of the local work.
Nearby Suburbs
Kurrajong, East Kurrajong, Tennyson, Kurmond
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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