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Rural North

About the profile areas

The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Rural North is 4,959, with a population density of 24.17 persons per square km.

Location and boundaries

Rural North is a very large suburb that makes up roughly half of Hills Shire, lying to the north. The Hawkesbury River runs along the northern boundary, while Old Northern Road runs the entire length of the eastern boundary except for a brief deviation onto Old Telegraph Road in the locality of Maroota. The southern boundary meets the suburbs of Dural - Middle Dural, Kenthurst, Annangrove – Nelson – Maraylya, the Cattai National Park and the locality of Cattai. The western boundary tracks northwards, following a meandering Hawkesbury River.

Profile areas
Rural North

Included areas

  • This area includes most of the localities of Glenorie,
  • Cattai,
  • Lower Portland,
  • Leets Vale,
  • Wisemans Ferry and Maroota. The suburb also includes all of the localities of South Maroota and Sackville North.
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