Burrill Lake vs Kings Point
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Burrill Lake tends to suit people living alone.
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
Kings Point
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 52%)
- But Burrill Lake has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Burrill Lake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 16/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Burrill Lake
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (29/100 vs 16/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 23%)
- But Kings Point carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 41/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Burrill Lake
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.6% vs 10.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burrill Lake and Kings Point drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Burrill Lake has more residents (1,782 vs 609); Kings Point has higher household incomes ($71,916 vs $61,516).
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,782 +66% vs other | 609 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.6% | +10.1% |
| Median age | 48 same for both | |
| Median household income | $61,516/yr | $71,916/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $375/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $856,000 | $845,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $570,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 70 days from 14 sales | 34 days from 5 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.
18 vs 12 sales
14 vs 5 sales
Zoning mix
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 51% | 55% |
| Residential | 22% | 19% |
| Parks and recreation | 13% | 20% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 5% |
| Rural and farming | 4% | 0% |
| Planning zones cover 99% of Burrill Lake and 100% of Kings Point. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 854 across Shoalhaven same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -10% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.6% $615/wk on $900K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 38% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 71% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 86% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 48% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Burrill Lake is more walkable (29 vs 16); Kings Point scores higher overall (37 vs 26).
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 26/100 | 37/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Burrill Lake carries more crime risk (41 vs 12); Burrill Lake carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 68).
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 84/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 29/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 231.7 km | 230.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 193 min | 191 min |
| Public transport score | 33/100 Bus | 22/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 10.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 4.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2539 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 2539 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.9%).
Setting
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 513 m 991 m to a named beach | 1.9 km 1.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 77/100 | 74/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 59% 1,098 premises | 53% 306 premises |
Climate
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,302 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,501/yr same for both | |
| Council | Shoalhaven same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gilmore same for both | |
| Member | Fiona Phillips same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burrill Lake | Kings Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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