Killcare Heights vs Killcare

Killcare Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 53 in Killcare. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families.

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

Killcare Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Killcare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($445/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Killcare

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 25/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Killcare Heights carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 37/100)
  • Killcare is more walkable (44/100 vs 25/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Killcare Heights Killcare
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.

Killcare Heights Killcare
Walkability 25 / 44
Killcare Heights — Walkability: 25/100 Killcare — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 83 / 63
Killcare Heights — Safety: 83/100 Killcare — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 27 / 27
Killcare Heights — Low fire risk: 27/100 Killcare — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Killcare Heights has more residents (812 vs 517); Killcare Heights rents higher ($550/wk vs $445/wk).

Killcare Heights Killcare
Population 812
+36% vs other
 517
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +9.3%
Median age 50 53
Median household income $110,916/yr
+11% vs other
 $98,280/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+19% vs other
 $445/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killcare Heights Killcare
0-4 4.1% / 4.4%
Killcare Heights — 0-4: 4.1% Killcare — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 14.3% / 12.6%
Killcare Heights — 5-14: 14.3% Killcare — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 4.8% / 3.3%
Killcare Heights — 15-19: 4.8% Killcare — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 3.4% / 3.9%
Killcare Heights — 20-24: 3.4% Killcare — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 5.0% / 5.0%
Killcare Heights — 25-34: 5.0% Killcare — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 11.3% / 11.0%
Killcare Heights — 35-44: 11.3% Killcare — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.9% / 12.0%
Killcare Heights — 45-54: 13.9% Killcare — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.7% / 19.5%
Killcare Heights — 55-64: 13.7% Killcare — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 19.0% / 19.0%
Killcare Heights — 65-74: 19.0% Killcare — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 9.4% / 9.1%
Killcare Heights — 75-84: 9.4% Killcare — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 1.5% / —
Killcare Heights — 85+: 1.5% Killcare — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killcare Heights 53.2% couple families
Killcare Heights — Couple Families: 53.2% Killcare Heights — Lone Person: 29.3% Killcare Heights — One Parent Families: 11.2% Killcare Heights — Group Household: 3.7% Killcare Heights — Other Families: 2.7%
Killcare 45.0% couple families
Killcare — Couple Families: 45.0% Killcare — Lone Person: 36.4% Killcare — One Parent Families: 15.5% Killcare — Group Household: 3.1% Killcare — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killcare Heights 9.6% renting
Killcare Heights — Owned Outright: 55.5% Killcare Heights — Mortgage: 34.9% Killcare Heights — Renting: 9.6%
Killcare 13.7% renting
Killcare — Owned Outright: 53.2% Killcare — Mortgage: 33.2% Killcare — Renting: 13.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Killcare Heights Killcare
Bachelor Degree 18.7% / 20.7%
Killcare Heights — Bachelor Degree: 18.7% Killcare — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 10.8%
Killcare Heights — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Killcare — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 10.8%
Killcare Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Killcare — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.8% / 7.5%
Killcare Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8% Killcare — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.7%
Killcare Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Killcare — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Killcare Heights Killcare
England 7.5% / 9.7%
Killcare Heights — England: 7.5% Killcare — England: 9.7%
New Zealand 1.7% / 3.5%
Killcare Heights — New Zealand: 1.7% Killcare — New Zealand: 3.5%
Germany 1.0% / 1.0%
Killcare Heights — Germany: 1.0% Killcare — Germany: 1.0%
China 0.9% / —
Killcare Heights — China: 0.9% Killcare — China: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.8%
Killcare Heights — Italy: not among its largest Killcare — Italy: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Killcare Heights — South Africa: 0.7% Killcare — South Africa: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.6%
Killcare Heights — Greece: not among its largest Killcare — Greece: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killcare Heights 95.4% houses
Killcare Heights — Houses: 95.4% Killcare Heights — Flats / Apartments: 4.6% Killcare Heights — Townhouses: 0.0%
Killcare 92.8% houses
Killcare — Houses: 92.8% Killcare — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Killcare — Townhouses: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Killcare Heights Killcare
Median house price $1,945,000 $1,900,000
Median unit price — $823,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 83 days
from 15 sales
 50 days
from 8 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.

Killcare Heights Killcare
3 bed $2.02M / $1.5M
Killcare Heights — 3 bed: $2.02M (9 sales) Killcare — 3 bed: $1.5M (7 sales)

9 vs 7 sales

4 bed $2M / $2.18M
Killcare Heights — 4 bed: $2M (15 sales) Killcare — 4 bed: $2.18M (9 sales)

15 vs 9 sales

5 bed $1.81M / $2.1M
Killcare Heights — 5 bed: $1.81M (8 sales) Killcare — 5 bed: $2.1M (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Killcare Heights has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 66%).

Killcare Heights Killcare
Environmental 82% 66%
Residential 17% 29%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
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

Killcare Heights Killcare
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Killcare Heights Killcare
House price Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income — Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Killcare is more walkable (44 vs 25); Killcare Heights scores higher overall (56 vs 51).

Killcare Heights Killcare
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 51/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Killcare carries more crime risk (37 vs 17).

Killcare Heights Killcare
Bushfire High
73/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
12/100
 Low
24/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Killcare Heights Killcare
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

Killcare Heights Killcare
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Killcare Heights Killcare
Walkability score 25/100 44/100
Distance to Sydney 93.5 km 94.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 93 min
Public transport score 28/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 7 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2257
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 2257
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.

Killcare Heights Killcare
Worked from Home 51.9% / 54.4%
Killcare Heights — Worked from Home: 51.9% Killcare — Worked from Home: 54.4%
Car (driver) 44.3% / 38.7%
Killcare Heights — Car (driver): 44.3% Killcare — Car (driver): 38.7%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 1.5%
Killcare Heights — Car (passenger): 2.8% Killcare — Car (passenger): 1.5%
Train 1.0% / 2.5%
Killcare Heights — Train: 1.0% Killcare — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Killcare Heights — Walked Only: not among its largest Killcare — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.4%).

Setting

Killcare Heights Killcare
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 689 m
1.1 km to a named beach
 2 m
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Killcare Heights Killcare
Connectivity score 60/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
444 premises
 25%
444 premises

Climate

Killcare Heights Killcare
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Killcare Heights Killcare
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Killcare Heights Killcare
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Killcare Heights Killcare
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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