Kingsford vs Pagewood

Kingsford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Pagewood. In Kingsford, about half of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Pagewood, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Kingsford is closer to the city centre: 8 km, against 10.8 km. On these figures, Kingsford tends to suit renters, young adults, and share households, while Pagewood suits families with children and 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

Pagewood

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 36%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 47%)
  • But Kingsford has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Pagewood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($886,000 vs $997,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingsford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 26%)

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 10.8 km)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 86/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kingsford

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (64% vs 24%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Pagewood carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Pagewood

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -12.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.4% vs 2.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Kingsford and Pagewood 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 Pagewood
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 Pagewood
Walkability 96 / 86
Kingsford — Walkability: 96/100 Pagewood — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 33 / 43
Kingsford — Safety: 33/100 Pagewood — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kingsford — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pagewood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kingsford has more residents (13,492 vs 3,885); Pagewood skews older (42 vs 33).

Kingsford Pagewood
Population 13,492
+71% vs other
 3,885
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.9% +2.1%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $98,384/yr $118,612/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $475/wk
+3% vs other
 $460/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingsford Pagewood
0-4 4.3% / 5.0%
Kingsford — 0-4: 4.3% Pagewood — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 9.4% / 13.1%
Kingsford — 5-14: 9.4% Pagewood — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.0% / 7.7%
Kingsford — 15-19: 5.0% Pagewood — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 12.3% / 6.1%
Kingsford — 20-24: 12.3% Pagewood — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 20.6% / 8.5%
Kingsford — 25-34: 20.6% Pagewood — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 13.6% / 12.3%
Kingsford — 35-44: 13.6% Pagewood — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 11.6% / 15.2%
Kingsford — 45-54: 11.6% Pagewood — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 9.3% / 13.5%
Kingsford — 55-64: 9.3% Pagewood — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 7.0% / 8.7%
Kingsford — 65-74: 7.0% Pagewood — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 4.5% / 7.4%
Kingsford — 75-84: 4.5% Pagewood — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 2.4% / 2.5%
Kingsford — 85+: 2.4% Pagewood — 85+: 2.5%

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%
Pagewood 53.4% couple families
Pagewood — Couple Families: 53.4% Pagewood — Lone Person: 27.2% Pagewood — One Parent Families: 15.0% Pagewood — Group Household: 2.6% Pagewood — 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%
Pagewood 26.2% renting
Pagewood — Owned Outright: 39.0% Pagewood — Mortgage: 34.9% Pagewood — Renting: 26.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingsford Pagewood
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 15.1%
Kingsford — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Pagewood — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Postgraduate Degree 13.6% / 8.0%
Kingsford — Postgraduate Degree: 13.6% Pagewood — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 11.1%
Kingsford — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Pagewood — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.0%
Kingsford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Pagewood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.5%
Kingsford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Pagewood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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 Pagewood
China 8.3% / 2.8%
Kingsford — China: 8.3% Pagewood — China: 2.8%
Indonesia 4.3% / 2.1%
Kingsford — Indonesia: 4.3% Pagewood — Indonesia: 2.1%
Greece 2.4% / 2.9%
Kingsford — Greece: 2.4% Pagewood — Greece: 2.9%
England 2.8% / 2.3%
Kingsford — England: 2.8% Pagewood — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.7%
Kingsford — New Zealand: 1.6% Pagewood — New Zealand: 1.7%
India 2.8% / —
Kingsford — India: 2.8% Pagewood — India: not among its largest
Malaysia 2.5% / —
Kingsford — Malaysia: 2.5% Pagewood — Malaysia: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingsford 35.8% houses
Kingsford — Houses: 35.8% Kingsford — Flats / Apartments: 51.3% Kingsford — Townhouses: 12.8%
Pagewood 75.6% houses
Pagewood — Houses: 75.6% Pagewood — Flats / Apartments: 12.7% Pagewood — Townhouses: 11.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kingsford Pagewood
Median house price $2,937,000 $2,845,000
Median unit price $997,500 $886,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 68 sales
 33 days
from 8 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 Pagewood
3 bed $2.8M / $2.83M
Kingsford — 3 bed: $2.8M (40 sales) Pagewood — 3 bed: $2.83M (10 sales)

40 vs 10 sales

4 bed $3.18M / $2.85M
Kingsford — 4 bed: $3.18M (28 sales) Pagewood — 4 bed: $2.85M (8 sales)

28 vs 8 sales

5 bed $3.67M / $3M
Kingsford — 5 bed: $3.67M (21 sales) Pagewood — 5 bed: $3M (5 sales)

21 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Kingsford Pagewood
Residential 85% 40%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 56%
Commercial 5% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
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 Pagewood
New dwellings approved 455
across Randwick
 857
across Bayside (NSW)
Approvals change year on year -26% +98%

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 Pagewood
Houses 2.3%
$1,250/wk on $2.88M
 5.4%
$1,600/wk on $1.55M
Units 4.3%
$790/wk on $962K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Kingsford Pagewood
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 35% of NSW —

Liveability

Kingsford is more walkable (96 vs 86).

Kingsford Pagewood
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kingsford carries more crime risk (67 vs 57).

Kingsford Pagewood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
57/100
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 21
within 5 km
 28
within 5 km

Schools

Kingsford Pagewood
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of New South Wales, 1.5 km
 3
The University of New South Wales, 2.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 8.0% 3.8%

Schools in Kingsford

  • St Spyridon College, Junior School Campus Independent · Primary

Schools in Pagewood

  • Pagewood Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kingsford Pagewood
Supermarkets 6 0
Cafes & restaurants 40 0
Parks & reserves 2 7
Childcare 5 2
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0

Mobility

Pagewood sits further from the CBD (10.8 km vs 8 km).

Kingsford Pagewood
Walkability score 96/100 86/100
Distance to Sydney 8 km 10.8 km
+35% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 15 min
Public transport score 94/100
Tram · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 454.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 105.5
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 Pagewood
Worked from Home 47.6% / 43.4%
Kingsford — Worked from Home: 47.6% Pagewood — Worked from Home: 43.4%
Car (driver) 30.9% / 45.4%
Kingsford — Car (driver): 30.9% Pagewood — Car (driver): 45.4%
Bus 6.7% / 2.7%
Kingsford — Bus: 6.7% Pagewood — Bus: 2.7%
Walked Only 6.5% / 2.5%
Kingsford — Walked Only: 6.5% Pagewood — Walked Only: 2.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 4.5%
Kingsford — Car (passenger): 3.6% Pagewood — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.6%).

Setting

Kingsford Pagewood
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
2.8 km to a named beach
 2.7 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kingsford Pagewood
Connectivity score 72/100 82/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
6,636 premises
 25%
1,451 premises

Climate

Kingsford Pagewood
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 Pagewood
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 Pagewood
Average residential rate $1,641/yr $1,217/yr
Council Randwick Bayside (NSW)

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Kingsford Pagewood
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

Pagewood

Coastal Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Kingsford

Kingsford vs Maroubra Kingsford vs Randwick Kingsford vs Kensington Kingsford vs Eastlakes Kingsford vs Daceyville

Other comparisons with Pagewood

Pagewood vs Maroubra Pagewood vs Mascot Pagewood vs Botany Pagewood vs Eastlakes Pagewood vs Eastgardens Pagewood vs Daceyville
Full data on Kingsford Full data on Pagewood
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or