Killingworth vs Brunkerville

Killingworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Brunkerville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Brunkerville: a median of $875,000, against $525,000 in Killingworth. On these figures, Killingworth tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Brunkerville suits older residents.

Killingworth is a larger, younger community of 690 people with a median age of 39, while Brunkerville is quieter with 216 residents and a median age of 48. House prices differ significantly—Killingworth's median is $525,000 compared to Brunkerville's $875,000—though weekly rents are similar around $340–$350. Brunkerville has a higher median household income ($117,000 versus $108,732) and stronger socio-economic standing, but Killingworth offers lower crime risk (47 versus 23 on the risk scale) and is slightly closer to the CBD. Brunkerville suits buyers seeking a more affluent, established area, while Killingworth appeals to those prioritising affordability and a younger demographic.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Brunkerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 60/100)

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

First-home buyers

Killingworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $875,000)

Weighs house 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

Brunkerville

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (134 km vs 142.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brunkerville

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 13%)

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

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

Killingworth Brunkerville
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.

Killingworth Brunkerville
Walkability 0 / 10
Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100 Brunkerville — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 40 / 78
Killingworth — Safety: 40/100 Brunkerville — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 31 / 38
Killingworth — Low fire risk: 31/100 Brunkerville — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Killingworth has more residents (690 vs 216); Brunkerville skews older (48 vs 39).

Killingworth Brunkerville
Population 690
+69% vs other
 216
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +5.9%
Median age 39 48
Median household income $108,732/yr $117,000/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $350/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killingworth Brunkerville
0-4 4.5% / 3.2%
Killingworth — 0-4: 4.5% Brunkerville — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 13.0% / 7.9%
Killingworth — 5-14: 13.0% Brunkerville — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 6.4% / 4.6%
Killingworth — 15-19: 6.4% Brunkerville — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 8.6% / 3.7%
Killingworth — 20-24: 8.6% Brunkerville — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 11.9% / 9.7%
Killingworth — 25-34: 11.9% Brunkerville — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 13.0% / 8.8%
Killingworth — 35-44: 13.0% Brunkerville — 35-44: 8.8%
45-54 12.5% / 17.1%
Killingworth — 45-54: 12.5% Brunkerville — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 16.2% / 14.8%
Killingworth — 55-64: 16.2% Brunkerville — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 11.9% / 23.6%
Killingworth — 65-74: 11.9% Brunkerville — 65-74: 23.6%
75-84 0.7% / 2.3%
Killingworth — 75-84: 0.7% Brunkerville — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 0.4% / —
Killingworth — 85+: 0.4% Brunkerville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 65.4% couple families
Killingworth — Couple Families: 65.4% Killingworth — One Parent Families: 18.5% Killingworth — Lone Person: 9.3% Killingworth — Group Household: 3.7% Killingworth — Other Families: 3.1%
Brunkerville 58.5% couple families
Brunkerville — Couple Families: 58.5% Brunkerville — One Parent Families: 26.8% Brunkerville — Lone Person: 14.6% Brunkerville — Group Household: 0.0% Brunkerville — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 5.2% renting
Killingworth — Owned Outright: 36.2% Killingworth — Mortgage: 58.7% Killingworth — Renting: 5.2%
Brunkerville 11.8% renting
Brunkerville — Owned Outright: 47.1% Brunkerville — Mortgage: 41.2% Brunkerville — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Killingworth Brunkerville
New Zealand 0.4% / 3.2%
Killingworth — New Zealand: 0.4% Brunkerville — New Zealand: 3.2%
Scotland — / 3.2%
Killingworth — Scotland: not among its largest Brunkerville — Scotland: 3.2%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Killingworth — South Africa: not among its largest Brunkerville — South Africa: 1.4%
England 1.3% / —
Killingworth — England: 1.3% Brunkerville — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Killingworth Brunkerville
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 20.4%
Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Brunkerville — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 23.1%
Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Brunkerville — Bachelor Degree: 23.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.8%
Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Brunkerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.4%
Killingworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Brunkerville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 100.9% houses
Killingworth — Houses: 100.9% Killingworth — Townhouses: 1.8%
Brunkerville 100.0% houses
Brunkerville — Houses: 100.0% Brunkerville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Killingworth Brunkerville
Median house price $525,000 $875,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Brunkerville has more rural and farming land (57% vs 2%); Killingworth has more land zoned for conservation (89% vs 42%).

Killingworth Brunkerville
Environmental 89% 42%
Rural and farming 2% 57%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 1%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Killingworth Brunkerville
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
 719
across Cessnock
Approvals change year on year +2% -31%

Ranking within NSW

Killingworth Brunkerville
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income — Higher than 81% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 82% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Brunkerville is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Killingworth Brunkerville
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Killingworth carries more crime risk (60 vs 22).

Killingworth Brunkerville
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
22/100
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

Killingworth Brunkerville
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

Killingworth Brunkerville
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Killingworth sits further from the CBD (142.9 km vs 134 km).

Killingworth Brunkerville
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 142.9 km
+6% vs other
 134 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2278
 0.5%
postcode 2323
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2278
 44
postcode 2323

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.

Killingworth Brunkerville
Car (driver) 82.8% / 64.4%
Killingworth — Car (driver): 82.8% Brunkerville — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 26.4%
Killingworth — Worked from Home: 12.7% Brunkerville — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.7%
Killingworth — Car (passenger): 4.5% Brunkerville — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Killingworth — Walked Only: not among its largest Brunkerville — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Killingworth Brunkerville
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

Killingworth Brunkerville
Connectivity score 75/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
230 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

Killingworth Brunkerville
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm 804 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C 5.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Killingworth Brunkerville
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 5.0 µg/m³
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 11.6 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.53 pphm 0.27 pphm

Council rates

Killingworth Brunkerville
Average residential rate $1,708/yr $1,405/yr
Council Lake Macquarie Cessnock

Federal electorate

Killingworth Brunkerville
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Killingworth Brunkerville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Killingworth

Acreage

Brunkerville

Retirees River Rural

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