Killara vs Gordon

Gordon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Killara. In both, most households own their home. In Killara, most households are couple families. In Gordon, about half of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are couple families. Killara is closer to the city centre: 16.5 km, against 20.2 km.

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

Killara

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Gordon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($998,000 vs $1,130,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

They split

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

  • Killara sits closer to the CBD (16.5 km vs 20.2 km)
  • Gordon is more walkable (88/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gordon

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Killara carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 36/100)

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

Investors

Gordon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (14.7% vs 0.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.9% vs 1.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Killara Gordon
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.

Killara Gordon
Walkability 66 / 88
Killara — Walkability: 66/100 Gordon — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 79 / 64
Killara — Safety: 79/100 Gordon — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 32 / 73
Killara — Low fire risk: 32/100 Gordon — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Killara has higher household incomes ($145,704 vs $127,920); Killara skews older (42 vs 39).

Killara Gordon
Population 10,620
+17% vs other
 8,795
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +14.7%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $145,704/yr
+12% vs other
 $127,920/yr
Median weekly rent $620/wk
+7% vs other
 $577/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killara Gordon
0-4 4.0% / 4.3%
Killara — 0-4: 4.0% Gordon — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.1% / 12.8%
Killara — 5-14: 14.1% Gordon — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.8% / 7.2%
Killara — 15-19: 7.8% Gordon — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.2% / 6.3%
Killara — 20-24: 6.2% Gordon — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 8.4% / 12.1%
Killara — 25-34: 8.4% Gordon — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 13.0% / 14.7%
Killara — 35-44: 13.0% Gordon — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 15.4% / 15.1%
Killara — 45-54: 15.4% Gordon — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.2% / 11.8%
Killara — 55-64: 12.2% Gordon — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.3% / 8.8%
Killara — 65-74: 9.3% Gordon — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 6.1% / 4.9%
Killara — 75-84: 6.1% Gordon — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.4% / 2.1%
Killara — 85+: 3.4% Gordon — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killara 57.0% couple families
Killara — Couple Families: 57.0% Killara — Lone Person: 25.4% Killara — One Parent Families: 14.2% Killara — Group Household: 2.3% Killara — Other Families: 1.2%
Gordon 54.4% couple families
Gordon — Couple Families: 54.4% Gordon — Lone Person: 26.0% Gordon — One Parent Families: 15.9% Gordon — Group Household: 2.9% Gordon — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killara 26.2% renting
Killara — Owned Outright: 40.6% Killara — Mortgage: 33.2% Killara — Renting: 26.2%
Gordon 36.0% renting
Gordon — Owned Outright: 32.9% Gordon — Mortgage: 31.1% Gordon — Renting: 36.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Killara Gordon
Bachelor Degree 27.5% / 27.7%
Killara — Bachelor Degree: 27.5% Gordon — Bachelor Degree: 27.7%
Postgraduate Degree 15.3% / 16.3%
Killara — Postgraduate Degree: 15.3% Gordon — Postgraduate Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.5%
Killara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Gordon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 3.0% / 3.4%
Killara — Certificate III & IV: 3.0% Gordon — Certificate III & IV: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.6%
Killara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Gordon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

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.

Killara Gordon
China 13.8% / 16.0%
Killara — China: 13.8% Gordon — China: 16.0%
England 4.3% / 3.6%
Killara — England: 4.3% Gordon — England: 3.6%
India 2.2% / 2.2%
Killara — India: 2.2% Gordon — India: 2.2%
South Africa 1.8% / 2.1%
Killara — South Africa: 1.8% Gordon — South Africa: 2.1%
Malaysia 1.7% / 1.9%
Killara — Malaysia: 1.7% Gordon — Malaysia: 1.9%
Taiwan 0.9% / 2.3%
Killara — Taiwan: 0.9% Gordon — Taiwan: 2.3%
Iran — / 2.2%
Killara — Iran: not among its largest Gordon — Iran: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killara 54.7% houses
Killara — Houses: 54.7% Killara — Flats / Apartments: 42.5% Killara — Townhouses: 2.8%
Gordon 45.3% houses
Gordon — Houses: 45.3% Gordon — Flats / Apartments: 51.3% Gordon — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Killara Gordon
Median house price $3,585,000 $3,534,500
Median unit price $1,130,000 $998,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 31 sales
 29 days
from 50 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.

Killara Gordon
4 bed $3.12M / $3.41M
Killara — 4 bed: $3.12M (12 sales) Gordon — 4 bed: $3.41M (23 sales)

12 vs 23 sales

5 bed $4.71M / $4.33M
Killara — 5 bed: $4.71M (14 sales) Gordon — 5 bed: $4.33M (15 sales)

14 vs 15 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.

Killara Gordon
1 bed $750K / $670K
Killara — 1 bed: $750K (9 sales) Gordon — 1 bed: $670K (19 sales)

9 vs 19 sales

2 bed $1M / $985K
Killara — 2 bed: $1M (31 sales) Gordon — 2 bed: $985K (47 sales)

31 vs 47 sales

3 bed $1.53M / $1.38M
Killara — 3 bed: $1.53M (23 sales) Gordon — 3 bed: $1.38M (20 sales)

23 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Gordon has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 9%).

Killara Gordon
Residential 74% 59%
Environmental 9% 26%
Parks and recreation 12% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
Commercial 1% 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

Killara Gordon
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Killara Gordon
Houses 1.9%
$1,850/wk on $5.01M
 2.9%
$1,350/wk on $2.4M
Units 4.5%
$905/wk on $1.05M
 4.3%
$720/wk on $870K

Ranking within NSW

Killara Gordon
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Income — Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Gordon is more walkable (88 vs 66); Gordon scores higher overall (83 vs 73).

Killara Gordon
Grade A
same for both
Score 73/100 83/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Killara carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 27); Gordon carries more crime risk (36 vs 21).

Killara Gordon
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
36/100
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
same for both

Schools

Killara Gordon
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.1 km
 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.9% 4.5%

Schools in Killara

  • Beaumont Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Killara Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Gordon

  • Ravenswood School for Girls Independent · Combined above peers
  • Ravenswood School for Girls, Boarding House Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Killara Gordon
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 26
Parks & reserves 13 11
Childcare 8 5
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 13

Mobility

Gordon sits further from the CBD (20.2 km vs 16.5 km).

Killara Gordon
Walkability score 66/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 16.5 km 20.2 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min
same for both
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 109.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 122.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.8%
postcode 2071
 3.9%
postcode 2072
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2071
 16
postcode 2072

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.

Killara Gordon
Worked from Home 62.8% / 61.8%
Killara — Worked from Home: 62.8% Gordon — Worked from Home: 61.8%
Car (driver) 28.7% / 26.7%
Killara — Car (driver): 28.7% Gordon — Car (driver): 26.7%
Train 4.9% / 6.6%
Killara — Train: 4.9% Gordon — Train: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 1.8%
Killara — Car (passenger): 2.0% Gordon — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.2%
Killara — Walked Only: 1.1% Gordon — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Killara Gordon
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.6 km 10.6 km

NBN connectivity

Killara Gordon
Connectivity score 76/100 80/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
4,376 premises
 28%
4,297 premises

Climate

Killara Gordon
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Killara Gordon
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Killara Gordon
Average residential rate $1,626/yr
same for both
Council Ku-ring-gai
same for both

Federal electorate

Killara Gordon
Division Bradfield
same for both
Member Nicolette Boele
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Killara Gordon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Killara

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

Gordon

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub Village Feel

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