Daceyville vs Kingsford

Kingsford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 56 in Daceyville. In Daceyville, the large majority of households rent and most households are people living alone. In Kingsford, about half of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Kingsford: a median of $2.94 million, against $2.04 million in Daceyville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Daceyville tends to suit renters, people living alone, and older residents, while Kingsford suits young adults and share households.

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

Kingsford

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (36% vs 15%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Daceyville has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Daceyville has cheaper houses ($2,040,000 vs $2,937,000)
  • Kingsford leaves households under less mortgage stress (37% vs 108%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Daceyville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $475/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 52%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Daceyville has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 14%)
  • Kingsford has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Daceyville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.2% vs -12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Daceyville Kingsford
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.

Daceyville Kingsford
Walkability 94 / 96
Daceyville — Walkability: 94/100 Kingsford — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 11 / 33
Daceyville — Safety: 11/100 Kingsford — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Daceyville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingsford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kingsford has more residents (13,492 vs 1,146); Kingsford rents higher ($475/wk vs $130/wk).

Daceyville Kingsford
Population 1,146 13,492
+1077% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% -12.9%
Median age 56 33
Median household income $33,852/yr $98,384/yr
+191% vs other
Median weekly rent $130/wk $475/wk
+265% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daceyville Kingsford
0-4 3.5% / 4.3%
Daceyville — 0-4: 3.5% Kingsford — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 7.4% / 9.4%
Daceyville — 5-14: 7.4% Kingsford — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 4.7% / 5.0%
Daceyville — 15-19: 4.7% Kingsford — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.5% / 12.3%
Daceyville — 20-24: 4.5% Kingsford — 20-24: 12.3%
25-34 8.8% / 20.6%
Daceyville — 25-34: 8.8% Kingsford — 25-34: 20.6%
35-44 7.9% / 13.6%
Daceyville — 35-44: 7.9% Kingsford — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 11.3% / 11.6%
Daceyville — 45-54: 11.3% Kingsford — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 13.3% / 9.3%
Daceyville — 55-64: 13.3% Kingsford — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 16.2% / 7.0%
Daceyville — 65-74: 16.2% Kingsford — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 16.2% / 4.5%
Daceyville — 75-84: 16.2% Kingsford — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 6.4% / 2.4%
Daceyville — 85+: 6.4% Kingsford — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Daceyville 61.9% lone person
Daceyville — Lone Person: 61.9% Daceyville — Couple Families: 12.3% Daceyville — One Parent Families: 17.8% Daceyville — Group Household: 6.2% Daceyville — Other Families: 1.8%
Kingsford 34.9% lone person
Kingsford — Lone Person: 34.9% Kingsford — Couple Families: 35.8% Kingsford — One Parent Families: 10.9% Kingsford — Group Household: 15.9% Kingsford — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daceyville 81.2% renting
Daceyville — Owned Outright: 10.7% Daceyville — Mortgage: 8.1% Daceyville — Renting: 81.2%
Kingsford 52.4% renting
Kingsford — Owned Outright: 27.3% Kingsford — Mortgage: 20.3% Kingsford — Renting: 52.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Daceyville Kingsford
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 22.9%
Daceyville — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Kingsford — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 13.6%
Daceyville — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Kingsford — Postgraduate Degree: 13.6%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 6.5%
Daceyville — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Kingsford — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 7.3%
Daceyville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Kingsford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.9%
Daceyville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Kingsford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Daceyville Kingsford
China — / 8.3%
Daceyville — China: not among its largest Kingsford — China: 8.3%
England 2.9% / 2.8%
Daceyville — England: 2.9% Kingsford — England: 2.8%
Indonesia — / 4.3%
Daceyville — Indonesia: not among its largest Kingsford — Indonesia: 4.3%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.6%
Daceyville — New Zealand: 2.2% Kingsford — New Zealand: 1.6%
Greece 1.2% / 2.4%
Daceyville — Greece: 1.2% Kingsford — Greece: 2.4%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.8%
Daceyville — Philippines: 1.0% Kingsford — Philippines: 1.8%
India — / 2.8%
Daceyville — India: not among its largest Kingsford — India: 2.8%
Malaysia — / 2.5%
Daceyville — Malaysia: not among its largest Kingsford — Malaysia: 2.5%
Vietnam 1.0% / —
Daceyville — Vietnam: 1.0% Kingsford — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Daceyville 72.1% townhouses
Daceyville — Townhouses: 72.1% Daceyville — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% Daceyville — Houses: 15.4%
Kingsford 12.8% townhouses
Kingsford — Townhouses: 12.8% Kingsford — Flats / Apartments: 51.3% Kingsford — Houses: 35.8%
Townhouses Flats / Apartments Houses

Property market

Daceyville Kingsford
Median house price $2,040,000 $2,937,000
Median unit price — $997,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 68 sales

Zoning mix

Daceyville Kingsford
Residential 64% 85%
Parks and recreation 30% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 9%
Commercial 1% 5%
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

Daceyville Kingsford
New dwellings approved 857
across Bayside (NSW)
 455
across Randwick
Approvals change year on year +98% -26%

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.

Daceyville Kingsford
Houses — 2.3%
$1,250/wk on $2.88M
Units — 4.3%
$790/wk on $962K

Ranking within NSW

Daceyville Kingsford
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Income Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools Higher than 99% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 4% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Kingsford scores higher overall (80 vs 61).

Daceyville Kingsford
Grade B A
Score 61/100 80/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Daceyville carries more crime risk (89 vs 67).

Daceyville Kingsford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
67/100
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 24
within 5 km
 21
within 5 km

Schools

Daceyville Kingsford
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 1.8 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 1.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 8.0%

Schools in Daceyville

  • Daceyville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Hartford College Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Kingsford

  • St Spyridon College, Junior School Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Daceyville Kingsford
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 0 40
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 4 5
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3

Mobility

Daceyville Kingsford
Walkability score 94/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 8.6 km
+7% vs other
 8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 17 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 65.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 454.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 2032
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2032
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.

Daceyville Kingsford
Worked from Home 40.2% / 47.6%
Daceyville — Worked from Home: 40.2% Kingsford — Worked from Home: 47.6%
Car (driver) 44.7% / 30.9%
Daceyville — Car (driver): 44.7% Kingsford — Car (driver): 30.9%
Bus 6.0% / 6.7%
Daceyville — Bus: 6.0% Kingsford — Bus: 6.7%
Walked Only 3.0% / 6.5%
Daceyville — Walked Only: 3.0% Kingsford — Walked Only: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.6%
Daceyville — Car (passenger): 4.5% Kingsford — Car (passenger): 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.6%).

Setting

Daceyville Kingsford
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.1 km to a named beach
 2.7 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Daceyville Kingsford
Connectivity score 75/100 72/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
699 premises
 3%
6,636 premises

Climate

Daceyville Kingsford
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)

Daceyville Kingsford
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Daceyville Kingsford
Average residential rate $1,217/yr $1,641/yr
Council Bayside (NSW) Randwick

Federal electorate

Daceyville Kingsford
Division Kingsford Smith
same for both
Member Matt Thistlethwaite
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Daceyville Kingsford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Daceyville

Inner Parks Premium Retirees Townhouses

Kingsford

Apartments Cafe Culture Coastal Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub Urban

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