Killingworth vs Molesworth

Killingworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 61 in Molesworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Molesworth tends to suit older residents.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (107% vs 89%)
  • But Molesworth has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Killingworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $351/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Killingworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (115 km vs 125.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 115 min)
  • But Molesworth is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Molesworth

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 23%)
  • But Killingworth carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Killingworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (47.2% vs 26.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Killingworth and Molesworth 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 Molesworth
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 Molesworth
Walkability 0 / 10
Killingworth — Walkability: 0/100 Molesworth — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 87 / 10
Killingworth — Safety: 87/100 Molesworth — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 3
Killingworth — Low fire risk: 100/100 Molesworth — Low fire risk: 3/100
Low flood risk 12 / 26
Killingworth — Low flood risk: 12/100 Molesworth — Low flood risk: 26/100

Demographics

Killingworth has more residents (156 vs 91); Molesworth rents higher ($351/wk vs $231/wk).

Killingworth Molesworth
Population 156
+42% vs other
 91
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +47.2% +26.4%
Median age 54 61
Median household income $95,316/yr
+32% vs other
 $64,948/yr
Median weekly rent $231/wk $351/wk
+52% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Killingworth Molesworth
0-4 3.8% / —
Killingworth — 0-4: 3.8% Molesworth — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.9% / 7.7%
Killingworth — 5-14: 10.9% Molesworth — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 3.2% / 6.6%
Killingworth — 15-19: 3.2% Molesworth — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 2.6% / —
Killingworth — 20-24: 2.6% Molesworth — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.1% / 6.6%
Killingworth — 25-34: 7.1% Molesworth — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 10.9% / 9.9%
Killingworth — 35-44: 10.9% Molesworth — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 13.5% / 15.4%
Killingworth — 45-54: 13.5% Molesworth — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 25.0% / 22.0%
Killingworth — 55-64: 25.0% Molesworth — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 12.2% / 24.2%
Killingworth — 65-74: 12.2% Molesworth — 65-74: 24.2%
75-84 10.9% / 14.3%
Killingworth — 75-84: 10.9% Molesworth — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / 7.7%
Killingworth — 85+: not among its largest Molesworth — 85+: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 45.5% lone person
Killingworth — Lone Person: 45.5% Killingworth — Couple Families: 36.4% Killingworth — One Parent Families: 18.2%
Molesworth 50.0% lone person
Molesworth — Lone Person: 50.0% Molesworth — Couple Families: 16.7% Molesworth — One Parent Families: 33.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 10.6% renting
Killingworth — Owned Outright: 50.0% Killingworth — Mortgage: 39.4% Killingworth — Renting: 10.6%
Molesworth 11.1% renting
Molesworth — Owned Outright: 77.8% Molesworth — Mortgage: 11.1% Molesworth — Renting: 11.1%
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 Molesworth
England 3.8% / 6.6%
Killingworth — England: 3.8% Molesworth — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 4.5% / 4.4%
Killingworth — New Zealand: 4.5% Molesworth — New Zealand: 4.4%
Canada 3.2% / —
Killingworth — Canada: 3.2% Molesworth — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Killingworth Molesworth
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 9.9%
Killingworth — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Molesworth — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 11.0%
Killingworth — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Molesworth — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 11.0%
Killingworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Molesworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 7.7%
Killingworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Molesworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Killingworth 106.7% houses
Killingworth — Houses: 106.7% Killingworth — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Molesworth 89.2% houses
Molesworth — Houses: 89.2% Molesworth — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Killingworth Molesworth
Rural and farming 97% 95%
Parks and recreation 2% 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

Killingworth Molesworth
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Killingworth Molesworth
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 27% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC

Liveability

Molesworth is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Killingworth Molesworth
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Molesworth carries more bushfire risk (97 vs 0); Molesworth carries more crime risk (90 vs 13).

Killingworth Molesworth
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
97/100
Crime Low
13/100
 High
90/100
Flood High
88/100
 High
74/100
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 Molesworth
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 Molesworth
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 3 17

Mobility

Molesworth sits further from the CBD (125.5 km vs 115 km).

Killingworth Molesworth
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 115 km 125.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3717
 0.0%
postcode 3718
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3717
 —

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 Molesworth
Car (driver) 69.8% / 50.0%
Killingworth — Car (driver): 69.8% Molesworth — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 41.7%
Killingworth — Worked from Home: 23.8% Molesworth — Worked from Home: 41.7%
Walked Only — / 8.3%
Killingworth — Walked Only: not among its largest Molesworth — Walked Only: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / —
Killingworth — Car (passenger): 6.3% Molesworth — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Killingworth Molesworth
Elevation 220 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Killingworth Molesworth
Connectivity score 38/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
43 premises
 0%
34 premises

Climate

Killingworth Molesworth
Annual rainfall 648 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Killingworth Molesworth
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Killingworth Molesworth
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Killingworth Molesworth
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Killingworth

Rural

Molesworth

Retirees River Rural

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