Kentlyn vs Minto Heights

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kentlyn, about half of households are couple families. In Minto Heights, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kentlyn: a median of $2.83 million, against $2.57 million in Minto Heights, though rent is higher in Minto Heights. On these figures, Minto Heights tends to suit couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kentlyn has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Minto Heights has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Minto Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,567,500 vs $2,832,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kentlyn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $430/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Kentlyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kentlyn Minto Heights
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.

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Walkability 22 / 16
Kentlyn — Walkability: 22/100 Minto Heights — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 46 / 13
Kentlyn — Safety: 46/100 Minto Heights — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 16 / 68
Kentlyn — Low fire risk: 16/100 Minto Heights — Low fire risk: 68/100

Demographics

Kentlyn has more residents (726 vs 384); Minto Heights rents higher ($430/wk vs $300/wk).

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Population 726
+47% vs other
 384
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +1.9%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $107,432/yr $113,256/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $430/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn Minto Heights
0-4 3.9% / 3.9%
Kentlyn — 0-4: 3.9% Minto Heights — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.7% / 14.3%
Kentlyn — 5-14: 12.7% Minto Heights — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 8.5% / 8.6%
Kentlyn — 15-19: 8.5% Minto Heights — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 6.5% / 6.0%
Kentlyn — 20-24: 6.5% Minto Heights — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 8.1% / 8.6%
Kentlyn — 25-34: 8.1% Minto Heights — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 11.8% / 10.2%
Kentlyn — 35-44: 11.8% Minto Heights — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.2% / 12.5%
Kentlyn — 45-54: 13.2% Minto Heights — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 13.5% / 12.8%
Kentlyn — 55-64: 13.5% Minto Heights — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 12.1% / 12.0%
Kentlyn — 65-74: 12.1% Minto Heights — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 9.5% / 11.2%
Kentlyn — 75-84: 9.5% Minto Heights — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ 1.7% / 0.8%
Kentlyn — 85+: 1.7% Minto Heights — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn 54.0% couple families
Kentlyn — Couple Families: 54.0% Kentlyn — Lone Person: 26.7% Kentlyn — One Parent Families: 15.5% Kentlyn — Other Families: 3.7%
Minto Heights 65.8% couple families
Minto Heights — Couple Families: 65.8% Minto Heights — Lone Person: 19.7% Minto Heights — One Parent Families: 14.5% Minto Heights — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn 20.1% renting
Kentlyn — Owned Outright: 44.1% Kentlyn — Mortgage: 35.8% Kentlyn — Renting: 20.1%
Minto Heights 11.5% renting
Minto Heights — Owned Outright: 56.7% Minto Heights — Mortgage: 31.7% Minto Heights — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.8%
Kentlyn — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Minto Heights — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 7.8%
Kentlyn — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Minto Heights — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 7.8%
Kentlyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Minto Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 3.1%
Kentlyn — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Minto Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.0%
Kentlyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Minto Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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.

Kentlyn Minto Heights
England 2.2% / 3.6%
Kentlyn — England: 2.2% Minto Heights — England: 3.6%
Malaysia 1.1% / 1.8%
Kentlyn — Malaysia: 1.1% Minto Heights — Malaysia: 1.8%
Philippines — / 2.9%
Kentlyn — Philippines: not among its largest Minto Heights — Philippines: 2.9%
Lebanon 1.0% / 1.3%
Kentlyn — Lebanon: 1.0% Minto Heights — Lebanon: 1.3%
China 2.1% / —
Kentlyn — China: 2.1% Minto Heights — China: not among its largest
Thailand 1.4% / —
Kentlyn — Thailand: 1.4% Minto Heights — Thailand: not among its largest
Fiji 1.4% / —
Kentlyn — Fiji: 1.4% Minto Heights — Fiji: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.0%
Kentlyn — Greece: not among its largest Minto Heights — Greece: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kentlyn 85.9% houses
Kentlyn — Houses: 85.9% Kentlyn — Flats / Apartments: 14.1%
Minto Heights 101.9% houses
Minto Heights — Houses: 101.9% Minto Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Median house price $2,832,500 $2,567,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Parks and recreation 59% 54%
Environmental 36% 42%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
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

Kentlyn Minto Heights
New dwellings approved 1,788
across Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +48%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kentlyn Minto Heights
House price Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 74% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW

Liveability

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kentlyn carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 32); Minto Heights carries more crime risk (87 vs 54).

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Bushfire High
84/100
 Low
32/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 High
87/100
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 6
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 5.5 km
 1
Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 7.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.5% 1.0%

Schools in Kentlyn

  • Kentlyn Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Minto Heights

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 10 3

Mobility

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Walkability score 22/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 56.9 km 57.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2560
 0.8%
postcode 2566
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2560
 59
postcode 2566

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.

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Car (driver) 52.2% / 44.1%
Kentlyn — Car (driver): 52.2% Minto Heights — Car (driver): 44.1%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 44.9%
Kentlyn — Worked from Home: 45.5% Minto Heights — Worked from Home: 44.9%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 4.7%
Kentlyn — Car (passenger): 2.2% Minto Heights — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 6.3%
Kentlyn — Walked Only: not among its largest Minto Heights — Walked Only: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.2%).

Setting

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.3 km 23.0 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Connectivity score 57/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
297 premises
 21%
150 premises

Climate

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Annual rainfall 1,038 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kentlyn Minto Heights
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Average residential rate $1,443/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Division Macarthur
same for both
Member Mike Freelander
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kentlyn Minto Heights
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kentlyn

Acreage Outer

Minto Heights

Acreage Outer River

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