Kings Park vs Delahey

Comparing Kings Park and Delahey, VIC: Kings Park carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 0); Delahey scores higher overall (57 vs 46); and Delahey has higher household incomes ($77,272 vs $63,648).

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 Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 6)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 76%)
  • But Delahey carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kings Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($502,500 vs $595,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kings Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($321/wk vs $350/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

Delahey

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 50/100)

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 Park and Delahey 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 Delahey
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 Delahey
Walkability 66 / 62
Kings Park — Walkability: 66/100 Delahey — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 50 / 62
Kings Park — Safety: 50/100 Delahey — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 5 / 100
Kings Park — Low fire risk: 5/100 Delahey — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 72 / 79
Kings Park — Low flood risk: 72/100 Delahey — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Delahey has higher household incomes ($77,272 vs $63,648).

Kings Park Delahey
Population 8,203
+2% vs other
 8,077
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% -3.1%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $63,648/yr $77,272/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $321/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Park Delahey
0-4 5.9% / 5.4%
Kings Park — 0-4: 5.9% Delahey — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.8% / 10.6%
Kings Park — 5-14: 12.8% Delahey — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.0% / 6.0%
Kings Park — 15-19: 6.0% Delahey — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.4% / 7.2%
Kings Park — 20-24: 6.4% Delahey — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 13.7% / 14.9%
Kings Park — 25-34: 13.7% Delahey — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 12.9% / 12.0%
Kings Park — 35-44: 12.9% Delahey — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.1% / 13.5%
Kings Park — 45-54: 12.1% Delahey — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 12.3% / 14.8%
Kings Park — 55-64: 12.3% Delahey — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 12.1% / 10.3%
Kings Park — 65-74: 12.1% Delahey — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.9% / 4.1%
Kings Park — 75-84: 4.9% Delahey — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.0% / 1.2%
Kings Park — 85+: 1.0% Delahey — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 48.1% couple families
Kings Park — Couple Families: 48.1% Kings Park — Lone Person: 22.1% Kings Park — One Parent Families: 24.8% Kings Park — Group Household: 3.0% Kings Park — Other Families: 2.0%
Delahey 48.5% couple families
Delahey — Couple Families: 48.5% Delahey — Lone Person: 26.5% Delahey — One Parent Families: 21.4% Delahey — Group Household: 2.2% Delahey — Other Families: 1.3%
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 22.8% renting
Kings Park — Owned Outright: 42.9% Kings Park — Mortgage: 34.3% Kings Park — Renting: 22.8%
Delahey 23.6% renting
Delahey — Owned Outright: 36.6% Delahey — Mortgage: 39.9% Delahey — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kings Park Delahey
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 11.8%
Kings Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Delahey — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 10.2%
Kings Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Delahey — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 6.2%
Kings Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Delahey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.0%
Kings Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Delahey — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.9%
Kings Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Delahey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

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 Delahey
Vietnam 18.4% / 8.9%
Kings Park — Vietnam: 18.4% Delahey — Vietnam: 8.9%
Philippines 2.8% / 5.0%
Kings Park — Philippines: 2.8% Delahey — Philippines: 5.0%
India 1.9% / 3.6%
Kings Park — India: 1.9% Delahey — India: 3.6%
Myanmar 3.0% / —
Kings Park — Myanmar: 3.0% Delahey — Myanmar: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.2%
Kings Park — New Zealand: 1.0% Delahey — New Zealand: 1.2%
Italy — / 0.8%
Kings Park — Italy: not among its largest Delahey — Italy: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 95.2% houses
Kings Park — Houses: 95.2% Kings Park — Townhouses: 3.2% Kings Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Delahey 76.0% houses
Delahey — Houses: 76.0% Delahey — Townhouses: 19.8% Delahey — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kings Park Delahey
Median house price $670,000 $707,500
Median unit price $502,500 $595,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 48 sales
 25 days
from 38 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 Delahey
3 bed $660K / $692K
Kings Park — 3 bed: $660K (84 sales) Delahey — 3 bed: $692K (86 sales)

84 vs 86 sales

4 bed $715K / $757K
Kings Park — 4 bed: $715K (23 sales) Delahey — 4 bed: $757K (30 sales)

23 vs 30 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Park Delahey
Residential 87% 61%
Other and special use 0% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 8%
same for both
Parks and recreation 5% 3%
Commercial 0% 1%
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 Delahey
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
same for both
Approvals change year on year +40%
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 Delahey
Houses 4.1%
$535/wk on $675K
 3.6%
$505/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kings Park Delahey
House price Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Income — Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools Higher than 96% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 45% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC

Liveability

Delahey scores higher overall (57 vs 46).

Kings Park Delahey
Grade C B
Score 46/100 57/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kings Park carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 0); Kings Park carries more crime risk (50 vs 38).

Kings Park Delahey
Bushfire High
95/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
28/100
 Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kings Park Delahey
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kings Park

  • Kings Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Movelle Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Resurrection School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Copperfield College-Kings Park Junior Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Delahey

  • Copperfield College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mackellar Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Park Delahey
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 9 6
Childcare 4 6
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Kings Park Delahey
Walkability score 66/100 62/100
Distance to Melbourne 26.4 km 27.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min
same for both
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 78.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3021
 0.8%
postcode 3037
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3021
 39
postcode 3037

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 Delahey
Car (driver) 74.1% / 70.9%
Kings Park — Car (driver): 74.1% Delahey — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 16.8%
Kings Park — Worked from Home: 12.5% Delahey — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 6.3%
Kings Park — Car (passenger): 7.3% Delahey — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Train 4.6% / 4.5%
Kings Park — Train: 4.6% Delahey — Train: 4.5%
Bus 0.6% / 0.8%
Kings Park — Bus: 0.6% Delahey — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.2%
Kings Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Delahey — Walked Only: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Kings Park Delahey
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kings Park Delahey
Connectivity score 75/100 72/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,907 premises
 22%
2,983 premises

Climate

Kings Park Delahey
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kings Park Delahey
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³ 18.9 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kings Park Delahey
Average residential rate $1,847/yr
same for both
Council Brimbank
same for both

Federal electorate

Kings Park Delahey
Division Gorton
same for both
Member Alice Jordan-Baird
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kings Park Delahey
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kings Park

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

Delahey

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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