Kurrajong Hills is a locality in the state of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. It is 76 kilometres north-west of
Sydney
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, in the
local government area
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of the
City of Hawkesbury
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. It is north of the
Bells Line of Road
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in the
Blue Mountains, west of
Kurrajong and east of
Bilpin.
History
Kurrajong Hills was previously known as Kurrajong North and Netley Hill. In 1927 Netley Hill Post Office, operated by Louisa Hearne, opened on the corner of Bells Line of Road and Hermitage Road. In 1938 the name was changed to North Kurrajong Post Office. It closed in 1968. In 1971 an attempt to officially name the area Netley Hill met with local opposition. The name Kurrajong Hills was settled on and assigned on 10 September 2004.
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Population
It had a population of 559 in the 2001 Census, growing to 629 in 2006,
639 in the 2011 Census
[ and 705 in the 2021 Census.][
]
References
Towns in New South Wales
City of Hawkesbury
Communities in the Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
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