Highlands vs Killingworth

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Killingworth, about half of households are 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

Killingworth

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 24/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 93%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Highlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($158/wk vs $231/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Killingworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (115 km vs 141.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Highlands has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)
  • Killingworth carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 24/100)

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

Investors

Killingworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.2% vs 23.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Highlands Killingworth
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.

Highlands Killingworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Highlands — Walkability: 0/100 Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 87
Highlands — Safety: 76/100 Killingworth — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 64 / 100
Highlands — Low fire risk: 64/100 Killingworth — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 50 / 12
Highlands — Low flood risk: 50/100 Killingworth — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Killingworth rents higher ($231/wk vs $158/wk); Killingworth has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $71,500).

Highlands Killingworth
Population 151 156
+3% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.8% +47.2%
Median age 54
same for both
Median household income $71,500/yr $95,316/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $158/wk $231/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Highlands Killingworth
0-4 5.3% / 3.8%
Highlands — 0-4: 5.3% Killingworth — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 6.6% / 10.9%
Highlands — 5-14: 6.6% Killingworth — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.0% / 3.2%
Highlands — 15-19: 6.0% Killingworth — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Highlands — 20-24: not among its largest Killingworth — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 6.0% / 7.1%
Highlands — 25-34: 6.0% Killingworth — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 7.9% / 10.9%
Highlands — 35-44: 7.9% Killingworth — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 19.2% / 13.5%
Highlands — 45-54: 19.2% Killingworth — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 18.5% / 25.0%
Highlands — 55-64: 18.5% Killingworth — 55-64: 25.0%
65-74 22.5% / 12.2%
Highlands — 65-74: 22.5% Killingworth — 65-74: 12.2%
75-84 7.3% / 10.9%
Highlands — 75-84: 7.3% Killingworth — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ — / —
Highlands — 85+: not among its largest Killingworth — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Highlands 42.5% lone person
Highlands — Lone Person: 42.5% Highlands — Couple Families: 35.0% Highlands — One Parent Families: 22.5%
Killingworth 45.5% lone person
Killingworth — Lone Person: 45.5% Killingworth — Couple Families: 36.4% Killingworth — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Highlands 10.9% renting
Highlands — Owned Outright: 52.7% Highlands — Mortgage: 36.4% Highlands — Renting: 10.9%
Killingworth 10.6% renting
Killingworth — Owned Outright: 50.0% Killingworth — Mortgage: 39.4% Killingworth — Renting: 10.6%
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.

Highlands Killingworth
England 2.0% / 3.8%
Highlands — England: 2.0% Killingworth — England: 3.8%
New Zealand — / 4.5%
Highlands — New Zealand: not among its largest Killingworth — New Zealand: 4.5%
Canada — / 3.2%
Highlands — Canada: not among its largest Killingworth — Canada: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Highlands Killingworth
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 20.5%
Highlands — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 14.1%
Highlands — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 7.7%
Highlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / —
Highlands — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Killingworth — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.9%
Highlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Killingworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Highlands 93.3% houses
Highlands — Houses: 93.3% Highlands — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Killingworth 106.7% houses
Killingworth — Houses: 106.7% Killingworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Highlands Killingworth
Median house price $780,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Highlands Killingworth
Rural and farming 94% 97%
Parks and recreation 6% 2%
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

Highlands Killingworth
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Highlands Killingworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC

Liveability

Highlands Killingworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Highlands carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Highlands carries more crime risk (24 vs 13).

Highlands Killingworth
Bushfire Low
36/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
13/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 High
88/100
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

Highlands Killingworth
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

Highlands Killingworth
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 35 3

Mobility

Highlands sits further from the CBD (141.6 km vs 115 km).

Highlands Killingworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 141.6 km
+19% vs other
 115 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 113 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
 0.3%
postcode 3717
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
 52
postcode 3717

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.

Highlands Killingworth
Car (driver) 67.3% / 69.8%
Highlands — Car (driver): 67.3% Killingworth — Car (driver): 69.8%
Worked from Home 32.7% / 23.8%
Highlands — Worked from Home: 32.7% Killingworth — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Highlands — Car (passenger): not among its largest Killingworth — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Highlands Killingworth
Elevation 605 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Highlands Killingworth
Connectivity score 16/100 38/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 14%
43 premises

Climate

Highlands Killingworth
Annual rainfall 540 mm 648 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Highlands Killingworth
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Highlands Killingworth
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Highlands Killingworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Highlands

Retirees River Rural

Killingworth

Rural

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