Kings Langley vs Acacia Gardens

Acacia Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Kings Langley. 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 Kings Langley: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.33 million in Acacia Gardens, though rent is higher in Acacia Gardens.

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

Kings Langley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Acacia Gardens carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Acacia Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,330,000 vs $1,550,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kings Langley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $540/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kings Langley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (36.7 km vs 40.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kings Langley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 9%)
  • But Acacia Gardens carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 39/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
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.

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Walkability 68 / 68
Kings Langley — Walkability: 68/100 Acacia Gardens — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 61 / 73
Kings Langley — Safety: 61/100 Acacia Gardens — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kings Langley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Acacia Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kings Langley has more residents (9,354 vs 3,668); Kings Langley skews older (41 vs 36).

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Population 9,354
+61% vs other
 3,668
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.4%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $127,764/yr $145,392/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk $540/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
0-4 5.9% / 6.7%
Kings Langley — 0-4: 5.9% Acacia Gardens — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 13.9% / 15.4%
Kings Langley — 5-14: 13.9% Acacia Gardens — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 6.4% / 6.4%
Kings Langley — 15-19: 6.4% Acacia Gardens — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.6% / 6.2%
Kings Langley — 20-24: 5.6% Acacia Gardens — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 8.9% / 13.2%
Kings Langley — 25-34: 8.9% Acacia Gardens — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 15.1% / 17.7%
Kings Langley — 35-44: 15.1% Acacia Gardens — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 13.7% / 14.1%
Kings Langley — 45-54: 13.7% Acacia Gardens — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 11.8% / 11.3%
Kings Langley — 55-64: 11.8% Acacia Gardens — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 12.1% / 6.1%
Kings Langley — 65-74: 12.1% Acacia Gardens — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 5.0% / 2.3%
Kings Langley — 75-84: 5.0% Acacia Gardens — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 1.7% / 0.4%
Kings Langley — 85+: 1.7% Acacia Gardens — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 63.5% couple families
Kings Langley — Couple Families: 63.5% Kings Langley — Lone Person: 19.3% Kings Langley — One Parent Families: 14.2% Kings Langley — Group Household: 1.7% Kings Langley — Other Families: 1.3%
Acacia Gardens 72.4% couple families
Acacia Gardens — Couple Families: 72.4% Acacia Gardens — Lone Person: 11.6% Acacia Gardens — One Parent Families: 13.9% Acacia Gardens — Group Household: 1.5% Acacia Gardens — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 12.8% renting
Kings Langley — Owned Outright: 39.2% Kings Langley — Mortgage: 48.1% Kings Langley — Renting: 12.8%
Acacia Gardens 20.5% renting
Acacia Gardens — Owned Outright: 20.9% Acacia Gardens — Mortgage: 58.6% Acacia Gardens — Renting: 20.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 19.1%
Kings Langley — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Acacia Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 10.5%
Kings Langley — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Acacia Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.2%
Kings Langley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Acacia Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 8.0%
Kings Langley — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Acacia Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.7%
Kings Langley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Acacia Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
India 3.6% / 16.7%
Kings Langley — India: 3.6% Acacia Gardens — India: 16.7%
Philippines 1.0% / 4.2%
Kings Langley — Philippines: 1.0% Acacia Gardens — Philippines: 4.2%
England 3.0% / 1.8%
Kings Langley — England: 3.0% Acacia Gardens — England: 1.8%
China 2.5% / 1.6%
Kings Langley — China: 2.5% Acacia Gardens — China: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.8%
Kings Langley — New Zealand: 1.6% Acacia Gardens — New Zealand: 1.8%
Sri Lanka 1.0% / 2.0%
Kings Langley — Sri Lanka: 1.0% Acacia Gardens — Sri Lanka: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kings Langley 94.1% houses
Kings Langley — Houses: 94.1% Kings Langley — Townhouses: 4.6% Kings Langley — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Acacia Gardens 85.0% houses
Acacia Gardens — Houses: 85.0% Acacia Gardens — Townhouses: 14.0% Acacia Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,330,000
Median unit price — $935,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 116 sales
 28 days
from 27 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
3 bed $1.46M / $1.07M
Kings Langley — 3 bed: $1.46M (45 sales) Acacia Gardens — 3 bed: $1.07M (28 sales)

45 vs 28 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $1.4M
Kings Langley — 4 bed: $1.53M (75 sales) Acacia Gardens — 4 bed: $1.4M (43 sales)

75 vs 43 sales

5 bed $1.68M / $1.55M
Kings Langley — 5 bed: $1.68M (23 sales) Acacia Gardens — 5 bed: $1.55M (10 sales)

23 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Residential 81% 75%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 19%
Parks and recreation 12% 7%
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

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Houses 3.0%
$850/wk on $1.45M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of NSW —

Liveability

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Grade A
same for both
Score 78/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kings Langley carries more crime risk (39 vs 27).

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
27/100
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 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Kings Langley

  • Vardys Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kings Langley Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Acacia Gardens

  • Quakers Hill East Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 17 1
Childcare 6 2
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Acacia Gardens sits further from the CBD (40.3 km vs 36.7 km).

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Walkability score 68/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 36.7 km 40.3 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 37 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 310.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 72.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2147
 1.5%
postcode 2763
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2147
 53
postcode 2763

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.

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Worked from Home 52.0% / 49.4%
Kings Langley — Worked from Home: 52.0% Acacia Gardens — Worked from Home: 49.4%
Car (driver) 41.9% / 43.6%
Kings Langley — Car (driver): 41.9% Acacia Gardens — Car (driver): 43.6%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.4%
Kings Langley — Car (passenger): 2.7% Acacia Gardens — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train 1.4% / 2.2%
Kings Langley — Train: 1.4% Acacia Gardens — Train: 2.2%
Bus 1.2% / 1.0%
Kings Langley — Bus: 1.2% Acacia Gardens — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.0%).

Setting

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 32.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Connectivity score 75/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
3,345 premises
 51%
1,183 premises

Climate

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 17.6 µg/m³ 15.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.88 pphm 0.53 pphm

Council rates

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Division Greenway
same for both
Member Michelle Rowland
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kings Langley Acacia Gardens
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kings Langley

Outer Parks

Acacia Gardens

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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