Katoomba, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 8,268
- Median age
- 48
- Household income
- $1,171/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 64%
- Renting
- 34%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 4/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Parke St Opp Fire Station · 0 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Blue Mountains Hospital · 1.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$850k
Median unit (5 yr)
$600k
Sales (5 yr)
1,001
Sales (12 mths)
116
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
909 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 3.5% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Katoomba PS
Secondary
Katoomba HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Katoomba - Leura
District population (2025)
13,569
-1% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
35
houses 31 · other 4
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Katoomba:
- Katoomba Street (326)
- Lurline Street (300)
- Narrow Neck Road (190)
- Cascade Street (137)
- Waratah Street (133)
- Cliff Drive (131)
- Victoria Street (118)
- First Avenue (116)
- Seventh Avenue (113)
- Twynam Street (110)
- Second Avenue (105)
- Fitzgerald Street (103)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.