Killingworth vs Wakefield

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 Wakefield: a median of $1.73 million, against $525,000 in Killingworth. On these figures, Killingworth tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Wakefield suits families with children.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 97/100)

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 $1,725,700)

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

Wakefield

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (136.7 km vs 142.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Killingworth carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 97/100)
  • Wakefield is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield
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 Wakefield
Walkability 0 / 13
Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100 Wakefield — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 40 / 3
Killingworth — Safety: 40/100 Wakefield — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 31 / 30
Killingworth — Low fire risk: 31/100 Wakefield — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Killingworth has more residents (690 vs 144).

Killingworth Wakefield
Population 690
+79% vs other
 144
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +0.0%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $108,732/yr $118,612/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $353/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killingworth Wakefield
0-4 4.5% / 8.3%
Killingworth — 0-4: 4.5% Wakefield — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 13.0% / 17.4%
Killingworth — 5-14: 13.0% Wakefield — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 6.4% / 2.1%
Killingworth — 15-19: 6.4% Wakefield — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 8.6% / 6.2%
Killingworth — 20-24: 8.6% Wakefield — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 11.9% / 4.9%
Killingworth — 25-34: 11.9% Wakefield — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 13.0% / 16.7%
Killingworth — 35-44: 13.0% Wakefield — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 12.5% / 15.3%
Killingworth — 45-54: 12.5% Wakefield — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 16.2% / 14.6%
Killingworth — 55-64: 16.2% Wakefield — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 11.9% / 6.9%
Killingworth — 65-74: 11.9% Wakefield — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 0.7% / 2.1%
Killingworth — 75-84: 0.7% Wakefield — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 0.4% / —
Killingworth — 85+: 0.4% Wakefield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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%
Wakefield 66.7% couple families
Wakefield — Couple Families: 66.7% Wakefield — Lone Person: 21.4% Wakefield — One Parent Families: 11.9% Wakefield — Group Household: 0.0% Wakefield — 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.

Killingworth 5.2% renting
Killingworth — Owned Outright: 36.2% Killingworth — Mortgage: 58.7% Killingworth — Renting: 5.2%
Wakefield 13.2% renting
Wakefield — Owned Outright: 52.6% Wakefield — Mortgage: 34.2% Wakefield — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Killingworth Wakefield
Certificate III & IV 26.4% / 18.1%
Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 26.4% Wakefield — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 13.9%
Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Wakefield — Bachelor Degree: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.6%
Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Wakefield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.1%
Killingworth — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Wakefield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Killingworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wakefield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

Property market

Killingworth Wakefield
Median house price $525,000 $1,725,700
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,788,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Killingworth has more land zoned for conservation (89% vs 70%); Wakefield has more rural and farming land (14% vs 2%).

Killingworth Wakefield
Environmental 89% 70%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 15%
Rural and farming 2% 14%
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 Wakefield
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Killingworth Wakefield
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income — Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW

Liveability

Wakefield is more walkable (13 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Wakefield carries more crime risk (97 vs 60).

Killingworth Wakefield
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
97/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

  • Wakefield School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Killingworth Wakefield
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Killingworth sits further from the CBD (142.9 km vs 136.7 km).

Killingworth Wakefield
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 142.9 km
+4% vs other
 136.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 107 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2278
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2278
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.

Killingworth Wakefield
Car (driver) 82.8% / 64.4%
Killingworth — Car (driver): 82.8% Wakefield — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 35.6%
Killingworth — Worked from Home: 12.7% Wakefield — Worked from Home: 35.6%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Killingworth — Car (passenger): 4.5% Wakefield — Car (passenger): not among its largest

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

Setting

Killingworth Wakefield
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 13.9 km

NBN connectivity

Killingworth Wakefield
Connectivity score 75/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
230 premises
 0%
26 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Killingworth

Acreage

Wakefield

Family Professionals Rural

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