Killingworth vs Mount Vincent

Killingworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Mount Vincent. 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 Mount Vincent: a median of $1.4 million, against $525,000 in Killingworth, though rent is higher in Killingworth. On these figures, Killingworth tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mount Vincent

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 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 $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Vincent

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Vincent

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (134 km vs 142.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Vincent

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 60/100)

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

Killingworth and Mount Vincent 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 Mount Vincent
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 Mount Vincent
Walkability 0 / 6
Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Vincent — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 40 / 81
Killingworth — Safety: 40/100 Mount Vincent — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 31 / 39
Killingworth — Low fire risk: 31/100 Mount Vincent — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Killingworth has more residents (690 vs 380); Mount Vincent skews older (46 vs 39).

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Population 690
+45% vs other
 380
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +3.5%
Median age 39 46
Median household income $108,732/yr $119,288/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+12% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killingworth Mount Vincent
0-4 4.5% / 3.4%
Killingworth — 0-4: 4.5% Mount Vincent — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 13.0% / 11.1%
Killingworth — 5-14: 13.0% Mount Vincent — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 6.4% / 6.8%
Killingworth — 15-19: 6.4% Mount Vincent — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 8.6% / 6.1%
Killingworth — 20-24: 8.6% Mount Vincent — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 11.9% / 11.3%
Killingworth — 25-34: 11.9% Mount Vincent — 25-34: 11.3%
35-44 13.0% / 10.3%
Killingworth — 35-44: 13.0% Mount Vincent — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 12.5% / 17.6%
Killingworth — 45-54: 12.5% Mount Vincent — 45-54: 17.6%
55-64 16.2% / 15.5%
Killingworth — 55-64: 16.2% Mount Vincent — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 11.9% / 11.1%
Killingworth — 65-74: 11.9% Mount Vincent — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 0.7% / 5.5%
Killingworth — 75-84: 0.7% Mount Vincent — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.4% / —
Killingworth — 85+: 0.4% Mount Vincent — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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 Mount Vincent
England 1.3% / 1.8%
Killingworth — England: 1.3% Mount Vincent — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.8%
Killingworth — New Zealand: 0.4% Mount Vincent — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

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%
Mount Vincent 55.0% couple families
Mount Vincent — Couple Families: 55.0% Mount Vincent — One Parent Families: 21.2% Mount Vincent — Lone Person: 20.0% Mount Vincent — Group Household: 3.8% Mount Vincent — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 100.9% houses
Killingworth — Houses: 100.9% Killingworth — Townhouses: 1.8%
Mount Vincent 100.0% houses
Mount Vincent — Houses: 100.0% Mount Vincent — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 21.1%
Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Mount Vincent — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 13.9%
Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Mount Vincent — Bachelor Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.4%
Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Mount Vincent — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 4.2%
Killingworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Mount Vincent — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Killingworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Vincent — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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

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%
Mount Vincent 4.8% renting
Mount Vincent — Owned Outright: 54.8% Mount Vincent — Mortgage: 40.5% Mount Vincent — Renting: 4.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Median house price $525,000 $1,400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mount Vincent has more rural and farming land (84% vs 2%); Killingworth has more land zoned for conservation (89% vs 15%).

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Environmental 89% 15%
Rural and farming 2% 84%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 0%
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 Mount Vincent
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
 719
across Cessnock
Approvals change year on year +2% -31%

Ranking within NSW

Killingworth Mount Vincent
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
Income — Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 49% 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 45% of NSW

Liveability

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Grade D —
Score 26/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Killingworth carries more crime risk (60 vs 19).

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
19/100
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 Mount Vincent
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 Mount Vincent
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

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

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 142.9 km
+6% vs other
 134 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 100 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 Mount Vincent
Car (driver) 82.8% / 61.6%
Killingworth — Car (driver): 82.8% Mount Vincent — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 30.8%
Killingworth — Worked from Home: 12.7% Mount Vincent — Worked from Home: 30.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.8%
Killingworth — Car (passenger): 4.5% Mount Vincent — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Killingworth — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Vincent — Walked Only: 1.7%

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

Setting

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 22.6 km

NBN connectivity

Killingworth Mount Vincent
Connectivity score 75/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
230 premises
 0%
131 premises

Climate

Killingworth Mount Vincent
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 Mount Vincent
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Killingworth

Acreage

Mount Vincent

River Rural

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