Bexley North vs Kingsgrove

In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Bexley North is closer to the city centre: 20 km, against 25.9 km.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Kingsgrove

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 7)
  • But Bexley North carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Kingsgrove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($690,000 vs $775,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bexley North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bexley North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (20 km vs 25.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bexley North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bexley North and Kingsgrove drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Walkability 85 / 91
Bexley North — Walkability: 85/100 Kingsgrove — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 66 / 46
Bexley North — Safety: 66/100 Kingsgrove — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bexley North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingsgrove — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kingsgrove has more residents (12,881 vs 4,281); Kingsgrove rents higher ($500/wk vs $450/wk).

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Population 4,281 12,881
+201% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.5% +3.5%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $98,488/yr $98,696/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk $500/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
0-4 5.9% / 5.5%
Bexley North — 0-4: 5.9% Kingsgrove — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 11.7% / 12.5%
Bexley North — 5-14: 11.7% Kingsgrove — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.3% / 5.8%
Bexley North — 15-19: 5.3% Kingsgrove — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 5.9%
Bexley North — 20-24: 5.7% Kingsgrove — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 11.4% / 11.0%
Bexley North — 25-34: 11.4% Kingsgrove — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 13.9% / 13.5%
Bexley North — 35-44: 13.9% Kingsgrove — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.5% / 14.0%
Bexley North — 45-54: 13.5% Kingsgrove — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 11.8% / 12.0%
Bexley North — 55-64: 11.8% Kingsgrove — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 9.5% / 10.0%
Bexley North — 65-74: 9.5% Kingsgrove — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 7.9% / 6.6%
Bexley North — 75-84: 7.9% Kingsgrove — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 3.5% / 3.2%
Bexley North — 85+: 3.5% Kingsgrove — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bexley North 48.8% couple families
Bexley North — Couple Families: 48.8% Bexley North — Lone Person: 29.7% Bexley North — One Parent Families: 16.4% Bexley North — Group Household: 3.0% Bexley North — Other Families: 2.1%
Kingsgrove 52.4% couple families
Kingsgrove — Couple Families: 52.4% Kingsgrove — Lone Person: 23.9% Kingsgrove — One Parent Families: 19.3% Kingsgrove — Group Household: 2.9% Kingsgrove — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bexley North 30.5% renting
Bexley North — Owned Outright: 39.9% Bexley North — Mortgage: 29.6% Bexley North — Renting: 30.5%
Kingsgrove 26.6% renting
Kingsgrove — Owned Outright: 42.1% Kingsgrove — Mortgage: 31.3% Kingsgrove — Renting: 26.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Bachelor Degree 17.7% / 15.8%
Bexley North — Bachelor Degree: 17.7% Kingsgrove — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.7% / 9.5%
Bexley North — Certificate III & IV: 8.7% Kingsgrove — Certificate III & IV: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.3%
Bexley North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Kingsgrove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 4.6%
Bexley North — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Kingsgrove — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Bexley North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kingsgrove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
China 6.6% / 7.9%
Bexley North — China: 6.6% Kingsgrove — China: 7.9%
Greece 5.5% / 5.2%
Bexley North — Greece: 5.5% Kingsgrove — Greece: 5.2%
Lebanon 2.6% / 2.5%
Bexley North — Lebanon: 2.6% Kingsgrove — Lebanon: 2.5%
Vietnam 1.7% / 2.2%
Bexley North — Vietnam: 1.7% Kingsgrove — Vietnam: 2.2%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.2%
Bexley North — Philippines: 1.5% Kingsgrove — Philippines: 1.2%
Italy — / 1.9%
Bexley North — Italy: not among its largest Kingsgrove — Italy: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bexley North 74.2% houses
Bexley North — Houses: 74.2% Bexley North — Flats / Apartments: 14.0% Bexley North — Townhouses: 11.8%
Kingsgrove 82.0% houses
Kingsgrove — Houses: 82.0% Kingsgrove — Flats / Apartments: 10.0% Kingsgrove — Townhouses: 8.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Median house price $1,871,250 $1,900,000
Median unit price $775,000 $690,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 28 sales
 24 days
from 101 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
2 bed $1.66M / $1.67M
Bexley North — 2 bed: $1.66M (6 sales) Kingsgrove — 2 bed: $1.67M (16 sales)

6 vs 16 sales

3 bed $1.82M / $1.85M
Bexley North — 3 bed: $1.82M (37 sales) Kingsgrove — 3 bed: $1.85M (84 sales)

37 vs 84 sales

4 bed $1.81M / $1.92M
Bexley North — 4 bed: $1.81M (11 sales) Kingsgrove — 4 bed: $1.92M (41 sales)

11 vs 41 sales

5 bed $2.35M / $2.38M
Bexley North — 5 bed: $2.35M (6 sales) Kingsgrove — 5 bed: $2.38M (33 sales)

6 vs 33 sales

Zoning mix

Kingsgrove has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Residential 84% 68%
Industrial 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 12% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 9%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bexley North Kingsgrove
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
Approvals change year on year +98% +50%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Houses 3.6%
$1,225/wk on $1.75M
 3.5%
$1,150/wk on $1.69M
Units — 4.6%
$600/wk on $680K

Ranking within NSW

Bexley North Kingsgrove
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both
Schools — Higher than 37% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Bexley North scores higher overall (79 vs 66).

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Grade A B
Score 79/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Kingsgrove carries more crime risk (54 vs 34).

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Inside the suburb 1 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 5
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 7.7 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 3.1%

Schools in Bexley North

  • Bexley North Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Kingsgrove

  • St Ursula's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Clemton Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kingsgrove High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kingsgrove North High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kingsgrove Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 10 15
Parks & reserves 7 14
Childcare 2 9
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 2 6
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Kingsgrove sits further from the CBD (25.9 km vs 20 km).

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Walkability score 85/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 20 km 25.9 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 28 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 137.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 343.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2207
 1.2%
postcode 2208
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 2207
 27
postcode 2208

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Worked from Home 46.3% / 46.4%
Bexley North — Worked from Home: 46.3% Kingsgrove — Worked from Home: 46.4%
Car (driver) 42.1% / 41.4%
Bexley North — Car (driver): 42.1% Kingsgrove — Car (driver): 41.4%
Train 6.5% / 5.1%
Bexley North — Train: 6.5% Kingsgrove — Train: 5.1%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.0%
Bexley North — Car (passenger): 2.6% Kingsgrove — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.0% / 1.7%
Bexley North — Walked Only: 1.0% Kingsgrove — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus 1.4% / 1.2%
Bexley North — Bus: 1.4% Kingsgrove — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.4%).

Setting

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 5.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Connectivity score 87/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
1,787 premises
 41%
5,482 premises

Climate

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bexley North Kingsgrove
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Average residential rate $1,217/yr $1,322/yr
Council Bayside (NSW) Canterbury-Bankstown

Federal electorate

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bexley North Kingsgrove
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bexley North

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

Kingsgrove

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Transport Hub

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