Kings Langley vs Seven Hills
Seven Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Kings Langley. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kings Langley, most households are couple families. In Seven Hills, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kings Langley: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.25 million in Seven Hills, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kings Langley tends to suit couples, while Seven Hills suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Kings Langley carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 77/100)
- Seven Hills has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Seven Hills
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,250,000 vs $1,550,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Seven Hills
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $500/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Seven Hills
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 1%)
- is more walkable (92/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Seven Hills
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (10 vs 2)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 6%)
- is more walkable (92/100 vs 68/100)
- But Kings Langley carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Kings Langley and Seven Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Seven Hills has more residents (20,095 vs 9,354); Kings Langley has higher household incomes ($127,764 vs $98,384).
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,354 | 20,095 +115% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +4.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 37 |
| Median household income | $127,764/yr +23% vs other | $98,384/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $500/wk +20% vs other | $400/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,550,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $627,500 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 22 days from 116 sales | 22 days from 193 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.
45 vs 176 sales
75 vs 77 sales
23 vs 22 sales
Zoning mix
Seven Hills has more industrially zoned land (23% vs 0%).
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 81% | 55% |
| Industrial | 0% | 23% |
| Parks and recreation | 12% | 9% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 11% |
| Commercial | 1% 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
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,325 across Blacktown same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.0% $850/wk on $1.45M | 3.1% $720/wk on $1.2M |
| Units | — | 6.0% $590/wk on $512K |
Ranking within NSW
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 78% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 94% of NSW |
Liveability
Seven Hills is more walkable (92 vs 68); Kings Langley scores higher overall (78 vs 61).
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | B |
| Score | 78/100 | 61/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Seven Hills carries more crime risk (77 vs 39).
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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 | 10 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 8 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 2 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 4 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 9.7 km | 2 Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.5 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
Schools in Kings Langley
- Vardys Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Kings Langley Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Seven Hills
- Bert Oldfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Seven Hills North Public School Government · Primary above peers
- Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Seven Hills High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Seven Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
- The Hills Sports High School Government · Secondary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 same for both | |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 17 | 26 |
| Childcare | 6 | 24 |
| GPs | 2 | 10 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 4 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 6 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 8 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 19 |
Mobility
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 68/100 | 92/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 36.7 km | 36.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 36 min same for both | |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus | 93/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 310.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 750.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 2147 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2147 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.0%).
Setting
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.6 km | 28.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 83/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 3% 3,345 premises | 51% 9,396 premises |
Climate
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.88 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,157/yr same for both | |
| Council | Blacktown same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Greenway | Mcmahon |
| Member | Michelle Rowland | Chris Bowen |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kings Langley | Seven Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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