East Kurrajong is a

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located in the north-west

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basin, in the state of

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. It is located in the

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north of

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and east of Kurrajong. The suburb extends along a single ridge for 16 km from the foot of the Blue Mountains in the west almost to the

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in the east. The ridge is bounded by Roberts Creek to the north and Howes Creek to the south. The geology of the ridge is sandstone, capped intermittently with shale. Elevation ranges from a little above sea level to approximately 140 m. The vegetation type is Cumberland Plain dry

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forest and

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woodland. The East Kurrajong School of Arts Community Hall is a central location for community events.

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 2,203 people in East Kurrajong, a minor increase on 2016 census. There were more males than females (51.4/48.6%) and the median age was 38. 88.8% of residents were born in Australia, well above the Australian average. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.4%, Catholic 29.7% and Anglican 21.8%. English was the only language spoken at home for 95.1% of respondents.

References

Suburbs of Sydney City of Hawkesbury {{Sydney-geo-stub