Kings Park vs Acacia Gardens

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 Acacia Gardens: a median of $1.33 million, against $1.21 million in Kings Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Acacia Gardens tends to suit couples.

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

Acacia Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 72%)

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 units ($935,000 vs $1,180,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kings Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($445/wk vs $540/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Acacia Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 71/100)

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 Park 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 Park 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 Park Acacia Gardens
Walkability 67 / 68
Kings Park — Walkability: 67/100 Acacia Gardens — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 29 / 73
Kings Park — Safety: 29/100 Acacia Gardens — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kings Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Acacia Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Acacia Gardens has higher household incomes ($145,392 vs $113,672); Acacia Gardens rents higher ($540/wk vs $445/wk).

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Population 3,476 3,668
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% -3.4%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $113,672/yr $145,392/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $445/wk $540/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
0-4 7.9% / 6.7%
Kings Park — 0-4: 7.9% Acacia Gardens — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.0% / 15.4%
Kings Park — 5-14: 14.0% Acacia Gardens — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 5.6% / 6.4%
Kings Park — 15-19: 5.6% Acacia Gardens — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.4% / 6.2%
Kings Park — 20-24: 5.4% Acacia Gardens — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 13.3% / 13.2%
Kings Park — 25-34: 13.3% Acacia Gardens — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 18.8% / 17.7%
Kings Park — 35-44: 18.8% Acacia Gardens — 35-44: 17.7%
45-54 12.0% / 14.1%
Kings Park — 45-54: 12.0% Acacia Gardens — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 9.9% / 11.3%
Kings Park — 55-64: 9.9% Acacia Gardens — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 8.9% / 6.1%
Kings Park — 65-74: 8.9% Acacia Gardens — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 3.3% / 2.3%
Kings Park — 75-84: 3.3% Acacia Gardens — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 0.9% / 0.4%
Kings Park — 85+: 0.9% Acacia Gardens — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 57.2% couple families
Kings Park — Couple Families: 57.2% Kings Park — Lone Person: 22.4% Kings Park — One Parent Families: 15.1% Kings Park — Group Household: 3.3% Kings Park — Other Families: 2.1%
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 Park 22.2% renting
Kings Park — Owned Outright: 27.4% Kings Park — Mortgage: 50.4% Kings Park — Renting: 22.2%
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 Park Acacia Gardens
Bachelor Degree 12.8% / 19.1%
Kings Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.8% Acacia Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 10.5%
Kings Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Acacia Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.2%
Kings Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Acacia Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 8.0%
Kings Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Acacia Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.7%
Kings Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% 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 Park Acacia Gardens
India 5.4% / 16.7%
Kings Park — India: 5.4% Acacia Gardens — India: 16.7%
Philippines 2.9% / 4.2%
Kings Park — Philippines: 2.9% Acacia Gardens — Philippines: 4.2%
England 2.6% / 1.8%
Kings Park — England: 2.6% Acacia Gardens — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.8%
Kings Park — New Zealand: 2.3% Acacia Gardens — New Zealand: 1.8%
China 1.4% / 1.6%
Kings Park — China: 1.4% Acacia Gardens — China: 1.6%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / 2.0%
Kings Park — Sri Lanka: 0.7% 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 Park 92.6% houses
Kings Park — Houses: 92.6% Kings Park — Townhouses: 6.9% Kings Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
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 Park Acacia Gardens
Median house price $1,214,000 $1,330,000
Median unit price $1,180,000 $935,000
Median land price $1,126,356 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 29 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 Park Acacia Gardens
3 bed $1.2M / $1.07M
Kings Park — 3 bed: $1.2M (47 sales) Acacia Gardens — 3 bed: $1.07M (28 sales)

47 vs 28 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $1.4M
Kings Park — 4 bed: $1.23M (24 sales) Acacia Gardens — 4 bed: $1.4M (43 sales)

24 vs 43 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Park has more industrially zoned land (47% vs 0%).

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Residential 37% 75%
Industrial 47% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 19%
Parks and recreation 6% 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 Park 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 Park Acacia Gardens
Houses 3.3%
$688/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Income — Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 32% of NSW —

Liveability

Acacia Gardens scores higher overall (81 vs 64).

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Grade B A
Score 64/100 81/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kings Park carries more crime risk (71 vs 27).

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
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 Kings Park

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

Schools in Acacia Gardens

  • Quakers Hill East Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 2
Fuel stations 3 0

Mobility

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Walkability score 67/100 68/100
Distance to Sydney 40 km 40.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min
same for both
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 44.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 72.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2148
 1.5%
postcode 2763
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 2148
 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 Park Acacia Gardens
Worked from Home 43.3% / 49.4%
Kings Park — Worked from Home: 43.3% Acacia Gardens — Worked from Home: 49.4%
Car (driver) 48.9% / 43.6%
Kings Park — Car (driver): 48.9% Acacia Gardens — Car (driver): 43.6%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.4%
Kings Park — Car (passenger): 2.7% Acacia Gardens — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train 3.5% / 2.2%
Kings Park — Train: 3.5% Acacia Gardens — Train: 2.2%
Bus 0.6% / 1.0%
Kings Park — Bus: 0.6% Acacia Gardens — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.3%
Kings Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Acacia Gardens — Walked Only: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.4%).

Setting

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Elevation 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.2 km 32.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kings Park Acacia Gardens
Connectivity score 82/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
1,817 premises
 51%
1,183 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Kings Park

Large Blocks Outer Quiet

Acacia Gardens

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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