Kilgra vs New Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kilgra, most households are couple families. In New Park, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kilgra 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

  • Kilgra is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 43%)
  • New Park carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kilgra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilgra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

New Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (744.7 km vs 749.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Kilgra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.6% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kilgra New Park
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.

Kilgra New Park
Walkability 8 / 15
Kilgra — Walkability: 8/100 New Park — Walkability: 15/100
Safety 43 / 87
Kilgra — Safety: 43/100 New Park — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 73 / 100
Kilgra — Low fire risk: 73/100 New Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

New Park has more residents (142 vs 79); Kilgra has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $53,040).

Kilgra New Park
Population 79 142
+80% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% -3.4%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $68,224/yr
+22% vs other
 $53,040/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $255/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kilgra New Park
0-4 — / 3.5%
Kilgra — 0-4: not among its largest New Park — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 6.3% / 14.1%
Kilgra — 5-14: 6.3% New Park — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 12.7% / 2.8%
Kilgra — 15-19: 12.7% New Park — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 10.1% / —
Kilgra — 20-24: 10.1% New Park — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.8% / 6.3%
Kilgra — 25-34: 3.8% New Park — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 8.9% / 13.4%
Kilgra — 35-44: 8.9% New Park — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 10.1% / 8.5%
Kilgra — 45-54: 10.1% New Park — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 17.7% / 19.0%
Kilgra — 55-64: 17.7% New Park — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 20.3% / 16.2%
Kilgra — 65-74: 20.3% New Park — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 11.4% / 9.2%
Kilgra — 75-84: 11.4% New Park — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ — / 2.1%
Kilgra — 85+: not among its largest New Park — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kilgra 66.7% couple families
Kilgra — Couple Families: 66.7% Kilgra — Lone Person: 0.0% Kilgra — One Parent Families: 33.3%
New Park 25.0% couple families
New Park — Couple Families: 25.0% New Park — Lone Person: 56.8% New Park — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kilgra 16.7% renting
Kilgra — Owned Outright: 54.2% Kilgra — Mortgage: 29.2% Kilgra — Renting: 16.7%
New Park 13.8% renting
New Park — Owned Outright: 58.6% New Park — Mortgage: 27.6% New Park — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kilgra 100.0% houses
Kilgra — Houses: 100.0% Kilgra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
New Park 77.0% houses
New Park — Houses: 77.0% New Park — Flats / Apartments: 23.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kilgra New Park
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 15.5%
Kilgra — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% New Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 9.2%
Kilgra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% New Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 7.0%
Kilgra — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% New Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.5%
Kilgra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest New Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Property market

Kilgra New Park
Median house price — $935,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Kilgra has more rural and farming land (99% vs 85%).

Kilgra New Park
Rural and farming 99% 85%
Parks and recreation 0% 10%
Residential 0% 4%
Environmental 1%
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

Kilgra New Park
New dwellings approved 25
across Kyogle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kilgra New Park
House price — Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 23% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Kilgra New Park
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kilgra carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Kilgra carries more crime risk (57 vs 13).

Kilgra New Park
Bushfire Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
13/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kilgra New Park
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

Kilgra New Park
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

Kilgra sits further from the CBD (749.3 km vs 744.7 km).

Kilgra New Park
Walkability score 8/100 15/100
Distance to Sydney 749.3 km 744.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 507 min 504 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2474
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 2474
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.

Kilgra New Park
Car (driver) 74.2% / 78.9%
Kilgra — Car (driver): 74.2% New Park — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 10.5%
Kilgra — Worked from Home: 25.8% New Park — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 10.5%
Kilgra — Car (passenger): not among its largest New Park — Car (passenger): 10.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Kilgra New Park
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kilgra New Park
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
57 premises

Climate

Kilgra New Park
Annual rainfall 1,016 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kilgra New Park
Average residential rate $1,264/yr
same for both
Council Kyogle
same for both

Federal electorate

Kilgra New Park
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kilgra New Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kilgra

Retirees Rural Students

New Park

Retirees Rural

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