Cedar Party vs Killabakh

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Cedar Party: a median of $845,000, against $751,000 in Killabakh, and rent is higher there too.

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

Killabakh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 31/100)

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

First-home buyers

Killabakh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($751,379 vs $845,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Killabakh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cedar Party

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (329.4 km vs 339.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (240 min vs 246 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Killabakh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Cedar Party

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.1% vs -9.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cedar Party Killabakh
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.

Cedar Party Killabakh
Walkability 8 / 5
Cedar Party — Walkability: 8/100 Killabakh — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 69 / 79
Cedar Party — Safety: 69/100 Killabakh — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 49 / 42
Cedar Party — Low fire risk: 49/100 Killabakh — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

Cedar Party has more residents (379 vs 248); Cedar Party has higher household incomes ($61,516 vs $51,064).

Cedar Party Killabakh
Population 379
+35% vs other
 248
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% -9.5%
Median age 57
same for both
Median household income $61,516/yr
+17% vs other
 $51,064/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+17% vs other
 $245/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cedar Party Killabakh
0-4 4.0% / 1.6%
Cedar Party — 0-4: 4.0% Killabakh — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 12.1% / 12.5%
Cedar Party — 5-14: 12.1% Killabakh — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 4.2% / 4.8%
Cedar Party — 15-19: 4.2% Killabakh — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 3.2% / 1.2%
Cedar Party — 20-24: 3.2% Killabakh — 20-24: 1.2%
25-34 6.9% / 8.1%
Cedar Party — 25-34: 6.9% Killabakh — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 6.1% / 10.1%
Cedar Party — 35-44: 6.1% Killabakh — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 10.0% / 11.7%
Cedar Party — 45-54: 10.0% Killabakh — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 15.8% / 20.6%
Cedar Party — 55-64: 15.8% Killabakh — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 20.3% / 21.8%
Cedar Party — 65-74: 20.3% Killabakh — 65-74: 21.8%
75-84 12.7% / 8.9%
Cedar Party — 75-84: 12.7% Killabakh — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 2.9% / 3.6%
Cedar Party — 85+: 2.9% Killabakh — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cedar Party 43.9% couple families
Cedar Party — Couple Families: 43.9% Cedar Party — Lone Person: 30.6% Cedar Party — One Parent Families: 19.4% Cedar Party — Group Household: 6.1%
Killabakh 41.2% couple families
Killabakh — Couple Families: 41.2% Killabakh — Lone Person: 33.3% Killabakh — One Parent Families: 25.5% Killabakh — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Party 8.9% renting
Cedar Party — Owned Outright: 65.2% Cedar Party — Mortgage: 25.9% Cedar Party — Renting: 8.9%
Killabakh 6.7% renting
Killabakh — Owned Outright: 56.7% Killabakh — Mortgage: 36.7% Killabakh — Renting: 6.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cedar Party Killabakh
England 1.3% / 4.0%
Cedar Party — England: 1.3% Killabakh — England: 4.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.2%
Cedar Party — New Zealand: 2.4% Killabakh — New Zealand: 1.2%
Indonesia 1.3% / —
Cedar Party — Indonesia: 1.3% Killabakh — Indonesia: not among its largest
Thailand 0.8% / —
Cedar Party — Thailand: 0.8% Killabakh — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Cedar Party Killabakh
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 16.5%
Cedar Party — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Killabakh — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 10.1%
Cedar Party — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Killabakh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 5.2%
Cedar Party — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Killabakh — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 1.2%
Cedar Party — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Killabakh — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Cedar Party — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Killabakh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cedar Party 100.0% houses
Cedar Party — Houses: 100.0%
Killabakh 100.0% houses
Killabakh — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Cedar Party Killabakh
Median house price $845,000 $751,379
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cedar Party has more rural and farming land (100% vs 68%); Killabakh has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 0%).

Cedar Party Killabakh
Rural and farming 100% 68%
Environmental 0% 32%
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

Cedar Party Killabakh
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cedar Party Killabakh
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Cedar Party Killabakh
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cedar Party carries more crime risk (31 vs 21).

Cedar Party Killabakh
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
21/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cedar Party Killabakh
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

Cedar Party Killabakh
Waterways 2 10

Mobility

Killabakh sits further from the CBD (339.6 km vs 329.4 km).

Cedar Party Killabakh
Walkability score 8/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 329.4 km 339.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 240 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2429
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2429
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.

Cedar Party Killabakh
Car (driver) 72.9% / 72.5%
Cedar Party — Car (driver): 72.9% Killabakh — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 16.2%
Cedar Party — Worked from Home: 15.3% Killabakh — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Walked Only 4.2% / 11.2%
Cedar Party — Walked Only: 4.2% Killabakh — Walked Only: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / —
Cedar Party — Car (passenger): 7.6% Killabakh — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Cedar Party Killabakh
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.5 km 29.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cedar Party Killabakh
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
165 premises
 0%
104 premises

Climate

Cedar Party Killabakh
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cedar Party Killabakh
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Cedar Party Killabakh
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cedar Party Killabakh
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cedar Party

Retirees Rural

Killabakh

Retirees Rural

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