Kellyville vs North Kellyville
North Kellyville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Kellyville. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Kellyville is closer to the city centre: 38.1 km, against 44.9 km. On these figures, North Kellyville tends to suit families with children.
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
Kellyville
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
- has more childcare (20 vs 10)
- has more parks and reserves (17 vs 9)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
North Kellyville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($1,570,000 vs $2,278,500)
- has cheaper units ($650,000 vs $810,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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
Kellyville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (38.1 km vs 44.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 45 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kellyville
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (4 vs 2)
- has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 7%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
North Kellyville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- returns a higher gross yield on units (5.8% vs 4.9%)
Weighs house yield and unit yield.
Where they sit
Kellyville and North Kellyville 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
Kellyville has more residents (27,011 vs 17,401); Kellyville skews older (38 vs 33).
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 27,011 +36% vs other | 17,401 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — same for both | |
| Median age | 38 | 33 |
| Median household income | $158,288/yr | $162,240/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $630/wk +5% vs other | $600/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
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 (20.4%).
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 (9.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,920,000 | $1,770,000 |
| Median unit price | $810,000 | $650,000 |
| Median land price | $2,278,500 | $1,570,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 326 sales | 28 days from 282 sales |
Unit 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 15 sales
45 vs 63 sales
13 vs 15 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.
45 vs 9 sales
195 vs 182 sales
104 vs 110 sales
11 vs 14 sales
Zoning mix
North Kellyville has more land zoned for conservation (36% vs 1%).
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 80% | 50% |
| Environmental | 1% | 36% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 7% | 6% |
| Commercial | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,648 across The Hills same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.0% $980/wk on $1.7M | 3.2% $1,050/wk on $1.72M |
| Units | 4.9% $730/wk on $780K | 5.8% $700/wk on $629K |
Ranking within NSW
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 81% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 97% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
Liveability
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A same for both | |
| Score | 80/100 | 77/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 8 | 4 |
| Rated above peers | 3 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Kellyville
- Bella Vista Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Kellyville Public School Government · Primary above peers
- William Clarke College Independent · Combined above peers
- Kellyville High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Sherwood Ridge Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in North Kellyville
- Our Lady of the Angels Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Australian International Academy, Kellyville Campus Independent · Combined at peers
- Hills Adventist College Independent · Combined below peers
- North Kellyville Public School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 4 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 11 | 6 |
| Parks & reserves | 17 | 9 |
| Childcare | 20 | 10 |
| GPs | 4 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 17 | 4 |
Mobility
North Kellyville sits further from the CBD (44.9 km vs 38.1 km).
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 72/100 | 78/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 38.1 km | 44.9 km +18% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 40 min | 45 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Rail · Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 633.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 276.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 3.1% postcode 2155 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2155 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 (54.9%).
Setting
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 70 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 71 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.9 km | 28.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 83/100 | 97/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 70% 9,365 premises | 95% 6,432 premises |
Climate
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 932 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.53 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,204/yr same for both | |
| Council | The Hills same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mitchell same for both | |
| Member | Alex Hawke same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kellyville | North Kellyville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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