Kingsford vs Maroubra

Kingsford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Maroubra. In both, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Kingsford, about half of households rent. In Maroubra, most households own their home. Units cost more in Maroubra: a median of $1.09 million, against $998,000 in Kingsford, and rent is higher there too. Kingsford is closer to the city centre: 8 km, against 14.5 km. On these figures, Kingsford tends to suit young adults and share households.

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

Maroubra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (11 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingsford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($475/wk vs $540/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kingsford

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (8 km vs 14.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (17 min vs 22 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Maroubra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (7 vs 4)

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

Investors

Maroubra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (0.1% vs -12.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.8% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingsford Maroubra
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.

Kingsford Maroubra
Walkability 96 / 92
Kingsford — Walkability: 96/100 Maroubra — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 33 / 31
Kingsford — Safety: 33/100 Maroubra — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kingsford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maroubra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maroubra has more residents (30,722 vs 13,492); Maroubra skews older (39 vs 33).

Kingsford Maroubra
Population 13,492 30,722
+128% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.9% +0.1%
Median age 33 39
Median household income $98,384/yr $111,332/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $475/wk $540/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingsford Maroubra
0-4 4.3% / 5.2%
Kingsford — 0-4: 4.3% Maroubra — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 9.4% / 10.8%
Kingsford — 5-14: 9.4% Maroubra — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.0% / 4.8%
Kingsford — 15-19: 5.0% Maroubra — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 12.3% / 5.7%
Kingsford — 20-24: 12.3% Maroubra — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 20.6% / 15.8%
Kingsford — 25-34: 20.6% Maroubra — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 13.6% / 15.3%
Kingsford — 35-44: 13.6% Maroubra — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 11.6% / 13.2%
Kingsford — 45-54: 11.6% Maroubra — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 9.3% / 11.1%
Kingsford — 55-64: 9.3% Maroubra — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 7.0% / 8.8%
Kingsford — 65-74: 7.0% Maroubra — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 4.5% / 6.1%
Kingsford — 75-84: 4.5% Maroubra — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.4% / 3.0%
Kingsford — 85+: 2.4% Maroubra — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingsford 35.8% couple families
Kingsford — Couple Families: 35.8% Kingsford — Lone Person: 34.9% Kingsford — One Parent Families: 10.9% Kingsford — Group Household: 15.9% Kingsford — Other Families: 2.5%
Maroubra 40.1% couple families
Maroubra — Couple Families: 40.1% Maroubra — Lone Person: 36.9% Maroubra — One Parent Families: 13.8% Maroubra — Group Household: 7.3% Maroubra — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingsford 52.4% renting
Kingsford — Owned Outright: 27.3% Kingsford — Mortgage: 20.3% Kingsford — Renting: 52.4%
Maroubra 44.1% renting
Maroubra — Owned Outright: 30.8% Maroubra — Mortgage: 25.0% Maroubra — Renting: 44.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingsford Maroubra
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 21.9%
Kingsford — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Maroubra — Bachelor Degree: 21.9%
Postgraduate Degree 13.6% / 10.0%
Kingsford — Postgraduate Degree: 13.6% Maroubra — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.1%
Kingsford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Maroubra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 8.2%
Kingsford — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Maroubra — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.1%
Kingsford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Maroubra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Kingsford Maroubra
China 8.3% / 3.4%
Kingsford — China: 8.3% Maroubra — China: 3.4%
England 2.8% / 4.0%
Kingsford — England: 2.8% Maroubra — England: 4.0%
Indonesia 4.3% / 2.2%
Kingsford — Indonesia: 4.3% Maroubra — Indonesia: 2.2%
Brazil — / 3.2%
Kingsford — Brazil: not among its largest Maroubra — Brazil: 3.2%
India 2.8% / —
Kingsford — India: 2.8% Maroubra — India: not among its largest
Malaysia 2.5% / —
Kingsford — Malaysia: 2.5% Maroubra — Malaysia: not among its largest
Ireland — / 1.9%
Kingsford — Ireland: not among its largest Maroubra — Ireland: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingsford 51.3% flats / apartments
Kingsford — Flats / Apartments: 51.3% Kingsford — Houses: 35.8% Kingsford — Townhouses: 12.8%
Maroubra 49.5% flats / apartments
Maroubra — Flats / Apartments: 49.5% Maroubra — Houses: 29.6% Maroubra — Townhouses: 20.9%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Kingsford Maroubra
Median house price $2,937,000 $2,850,000
Median unit price $997,500 $1,095,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 68 sales
 24 days
from 116 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Kingsford Maroubra
1 bed $700K / $721K
Kingsford — 1 bed: $700K (11 sales) Maroubra — 1 bed: $721K (60 sales)

11 vs 60 sales

2 bed $990K / $1.15M
Kingsford — 2 bed: $990K (68 sales) Maroubra — 2 bed: $1.15M (148 sales)

68 vs 148 sales

3 bed $1.4M / $1.4M
Kingsford — 3 bed: $1.4M (14 sales) Maroubra — 3 bed: $1.4M (37 sales)

14 vs 37 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.

Kingsford Maroubra
2 bed $2.31M / $2.37M
Kingsford — 2 bed: $2.31M (14 sales) Maroubra — 2 bed: $2.37M (35 sales)

14 vs 35 sales

3 bed $2.8M / $2.55M
Kingsford — 3 bed: $2.8M (40 sales) Maroubra — 3 bed: $2.55M (68 sales)

40 vs 68 sales

4 bed $3.18M / $3.19M
Kingsford — 4 bed: $3.18M (28 sales) Maroubra — 4 bed: $3.19M (52 sales)

28 vs 52 sales

5 bed $3.67M / $3.62M
Kingsford — 5 bed: $3.67M (21 sales) Maroubra — 5 bed: $3.62M (22 sales)

21 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Kingsford Maroubra
Residential 85% 71%
Parks and recreation 1% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 7%
Commercial 5% 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

Kingsford Maroubra
New dwellings approved 455
across Randwick
same for both
Approvals change year on year -26%
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.

Kingsford Maroubra
Houses 2.3%
$1,250/wk on $2.88M
 2.6%
$1,372/wk on $2.7M
Units 4.3%
$790/wk on $962K
 4.8%
$850/wk on $922K

Ranking within NSW

Kingsford Maroubra
House price Higher than 93% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 82% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Kingsford Maroubra
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 79/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kingsford Maroubra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
23/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 21
within 5 km
 24
within 5 km

Schools

Kingsford Maroubra
Inside the suburb 1 11
Rated above peers 0 5
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 1.5 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 8.0% 3.1%

Schools in Kingsford

  • St Spyridon College, Junior School Campus Independent · Primary

Schools in Maroubra

  • Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney Independent · Combined above peers
  • Maroubra Bay Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Sinai College Independent · Primary above peers
  • St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Corpus Christi College Maroubra Catholic · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kingsford Maroubra
Supermarkets 6 3
Cafes & restaurants 40 24
Parks & reserves 2 18
Childcare 5 24
GPs 4 7
Pharmacies 2 12
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 5
Fuel stations 3 2

Mobility

Maroubra sits further from the CBD (14.5 km vs 8 km).

Kingsford Maroubra
Walkability score 96/100 92/100
Distance to Sydney 8 km 14.5 km
+81% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 22 min
Public transport score 94/100
Tram · Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 454.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1098.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 2032
 1.8%
postcode 2035
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2032
 16
postcode 2035

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.

Kingsford Maroubra
Worked from Home 47.6% / 49.4%
Kingsford — Worked from Home: 47.6% Maroubra — Worked from Home: 49.4%
Car (driver) 30.9% / 36.8%
Kingsford — Car (driver): 30.9% Maroubra — Car (driver): 36.8%
Bus 6.7% / 5.5%
Kingsford — Bus: 6.7% Maroubra — Bus: 5.5%
Walked Only 6.5% / 3.2%
Kingsford — Walked Only: 6.5% Maroubra — Walked Only: 3.2%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.2%
Kingsford — Car (passenger): 3.6% Maroubra — Car (passenger): 3.2%

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

Setting

Kingsford Maroubra
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 1.3 km
2.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kingsford Maroubra
Connectivity score 72/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
6,636 premises
 10%
15,109 premises

Climate

Kingsford Maroubra
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingsford Maroubra
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kingsford Maroubra
Average residential rate $1,641/yr
same for both
Council Randwick
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingsford Maroubra
Division Kingsford Smith
same for both
Member Matt Thistlethwaite
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingsford Maroubra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingsford

Apartments Cafe Culture Coastal Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub Urban

Maroubra

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

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