Killabakh vs Upper Lansdowne
Upper Lansdowne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Killabakh. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Upper Lansdowne: a median of $880,000, against $751,000 in Killabakh, and rent is higher there too.
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
Killabakh
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 39/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 57%)
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
- Killabakh has cheaper houses ($751,379 vs $880,000)
- Upper Lansdowne leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 36%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Killabakh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Upper Lansdowne
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 5/100)
- has a shorter drive in (239 min vs 246 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Killabakh
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 39/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 28%)
- But Upper Lansdowne is more walkable (25/100 vs 5/100)
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
Killabakh and Upper Lansdowne 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
Upper Lansdowne has more residents (533 vs 248); Upper Lansdowne rents higher ($300/wk vs $245/wk).
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 248 | 533 +115% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.5% | -5.7% |
| Median age | 57 | 54 |
| Median household income | $51,064/yr | $59,436/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk | $300/wk +22% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $751,379 | $880,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $686,250 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 114 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% | 77% |
| Environmental | 32% | 23% |
| 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
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 743 across Mid-Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +327% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
Upper Lansdowne is more walkable (25 vs 5).
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Upper Lansdowne carries more crime risk (39 vs 21).
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 39/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Killabakh
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Upper Lansdowne
- Upper Lansdowne Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 10 | 8 |
Mobility
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 339.6 km | 340.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 246 min | 239 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2429 | 0.4% postcode 2430 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2429 | 54 postcode 2430 |
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 (74.1%).
Setting
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.9 km | 26.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 104 premises | 0% 252 premises |
Climate
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,331 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,560/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Killabakh | Upper Lansdowne | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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