Katoomba Area Profile

NSW 2780|Council: Blue Mountains

40 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Very low3,879 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 86% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↓-21.6% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Malicious damage to property357

Intimidation, stalking and harassment292

Breach bail conditions251

Source: BOCSAR, Blue Mountains LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

Registration required

Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

1019

avg ICSEA

Average

4 schools in area

Public

Katoomba North Public School

986

Katoomba Public School

1035

Katoomba High School

1034

Private / Independent

St Canice's Primary School

1020

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.3873c

Minimum rate$867.85

Waste charge$577/yr

FY 2025-26, Blue Mountains Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Katoomba (this area)	Blue Mountains	Very low	1019	180d	$5772025-26
Springwood2777	Blue Mountains	Very low	1064	180d	$577
Tahmoor2573	Wollondilly Shire	Very low	991	180d	—
Penrith2750	Penrith	Above avg	1002	180d	$593
Liverpool2170	Liverpool	Above avg	965	180d	$620

Springwood2777

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Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Blue Mountains) level unless otherwise noted.