Killingworth vs Teralba

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Killingworth, most households are couple families. In Teralba, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Teralba: a median of $1.05 million, against $525,000 in Killingworth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Killingworth tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Teralba suits people living alone.

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

Killingworth

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 79/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 65%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 87%)

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 $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Teralba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

Teralba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (140.4 km vs 142.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Teralba

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 2%)
  • But Killingworth carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Teralba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (67.1% vs 1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Killingworth and Teralba 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 Teralba
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 Teralba
Walkability 0 / 17
Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100 Teralba — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 40 / 21
Killingworth — Safety: 40/100 Teralba — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 31 / 30
Killingworth — Low fire risk: 31/100 Teralba — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Teralba has more residents (2,654 vs 690); Killingworth skews older (39 vs 37).

Killingworth Teralba
Population 690 2,654
+285% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +67.1%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $108,732/yr
+1% vs other
 $107,120/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $363/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killingworth Teralba
0-4 4.5% / 8.1%
Killingworth — 0-4: 4.5% Teralba — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 13.0% / 12.1%
Killingworth — 5-14: 13.0% Teralba — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.4% / 5.2%
Killingworth — 15-19: 6.4% Teralba — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 8.6% / 4.8%
Killingworth — 20-24: 8.6% Teralba — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.9% / 16.0%
Killingworth — 25-34: 11.9% Teralba — 25-34: 16.0%
35-44 13.0% / 14.1%
Killingworth — 35-44: 13.0% Teralba — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 12.5% / 10.8%
Killingworth — 45-54: 12.5% Teralba — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 16.2% / 11.7%
Killingworth — 55-64: 16.2% Teralba — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 11.9% / 8.5%
Killingworth — 65-74: 11.9% Teralba — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 0.7% / 5.6%
Killingworth — 75-84: 0.7% Teralba — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 0.4% / 3.8%
Killingworth — 85+: 0.4% Teralba — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 65.4% couple families
Killingworth — Couple Families: 65.4% Killingworth — Lone Person: 9.3% Killingworth — One Parent Families: 18.5% Killingworth — Group Household: 3.7% Killingworth — Other Families: 3.1%
Teralba 48.9% couple families
Teralba — Couple Families: 48.9% Teralba — Lone Person: 30.1% Teralba — One Parent Families: 16.1% Teralba — Group Household: 3.3% Teralba — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families 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%
Teralba 22.7% renting
Teralba — Owned Outright: 27.8% Teralba — Mortgage: 49.5% Teralba — Renting: 22.7%
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 Teralba
England 1.3% / 2.7%
Killingworth — England: 1.3% Teralba — England: 2.7%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.1%
Killingworth — New Zealand: 0.4% Teralba — New Zealand: 1.1%
India — / 0.7%
Killingworth — India: not among its largest Teralba — India: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.5%
Killingworth — Germany: not among its largest Teralba — Germany: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Killingworth — South Africa: not among its largest Teralba — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

Killingworth Teralba
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 20.5%
Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Teralba — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 9.3%
Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Teralba — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.8%
Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Teralba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.4%
Killingworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Teralba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Killingworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Teralba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

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% Killingworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Teralba 86.7% houses
Teralba — Houses: 86.7% Teralba — Townhouses: 7.1% Teralba — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Killingworth Teralba
Median house price $525,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price — $244,000
Median land price — $550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 23 days
from 24 sales

Zoning mix

Killingworth has more land zoned for conservation (89% vs 57%).

Killingworth Teralba
Environmental 89% 57%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 22%
Residential 2% 11%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 3%
Rural and farming 2%
same for both
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 Teralba
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Killingworth Teralba
Houses — 3.5%
$710/wk on $1.05M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Killingworth Teralba
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income — Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 70% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Teralba is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Killingworth Teralba
Grade D
same for both
Score 26/100 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Teralba carries more crime risk (79 vs 60).

Killingworth Teralba
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
79/100
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
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Killingworth Teralba
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Killingworth

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Teralba

  • Teralba Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Killingworth Teralba
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Killingworth sits further from the CBD (142.9 km vs 140.4 km).

Killingworth Teralba
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 142.9 km
+2% vs other
 140.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 119 min
Public transport score 44/100
Bus
 66/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2278
 0.9%
postcode 2284
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2278
 53
postcode 2284

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 Teralba
Car (driver) 82.8% / 70.8%
Killingworth — Car (driver): 82.8% Teralba — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 24.1%
Killingworth — Worked from Home: 12.7% Teralba — Worked from Home: 24.1%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.5%
Killingworth — Car (passenger): 4.5% Teralba — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Train — / 0.6%
Killingworth — Train: not among its largest Teralba — Train: 0.6%
Bus — / 0.6%
Killingworth — Bus: not among its largest Teralba — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Killingworth Teralba
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Killingworth Teralba
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
230 premises
 56%
1,305 premises

Climate

Killingworth Teralba
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Killingworth Teralba
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 Teralba
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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