Kingsvale vs Young

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kingsvale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kingsvale: a median of $1.65 million, against $525,000 in Young, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kingsvale tends to suit couples, while Young suits people living alone and 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

Young

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (38 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Kingsvale carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Young

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $1,650,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kingsvale leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
  • Young has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kingsvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (355.8 km vs 373.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (237 min vs 247 min)
  • But Young is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Young

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)
  • But Kingsvale carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Kingsvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.5% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingsvale Young
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.

Kingsvale Young
Walkability 8 / 16
Kingsvale — Walkability: 8/100 Young — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 88 / 19
Kingsvale — Safety: 88/100 Young — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 63 / 79
Kingsvale — Low fire risk: 63/100 Young — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Young has more residents (10,610 vs 233); Kingsvale has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $60,164).

Kingsvale Young
Population 233 10,610
+4454% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.5% +3.1%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $86,112/yr
+30% vs other
 $60,164/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+9% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingsvale Young
0-4 9.0% / 6.2%
Kingsvale — 0-4: 9.0% Young — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 12.9% / 14.0%
Kingsvale — 5-14: 12.9% Young — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 6.0% / 6.5%
Kingsvale — 15-19: 6.0% Young — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 2.1% / 4.9%
Kingsvale — 20-24: 2.1% Young — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 12.0% / 10.7%
Kingsvale — 25-34: 12.0% Young — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 13.7% / 11.3%
Kingsvale — 35-44: 13.7% Young — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 10.7% / 11.1%
Kingsvale — 45-54: 10.7% Young — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 15.9% / 12.5%
Kingsvale — 55-64: 15.9% Young — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.2% / 12.1%
Kingsvale — 65-74: 11.2% Young — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 3.9% / 7.5%
Kingsvale — 75-84: 3.9% Young — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 3.3%
Kingsvale — 85+: not among its largest Young — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingsvale 51.8% couple families
Kingsvale — Couple Families: 51.8% Kingsvale — Lone Person: 32.1% Kingsvale — One Parent Families: 10.7% Kingsvale — Group Household: 5.4% Kingsvale — Other Families: 0.0%
Young 34.3% couple families
Young — Couple Families: 34.3% Young — Lone Person: 42.7% Young — One Parent Families: 17.9% Young — Group Household: 3.4% Young — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingsvale 22.7% renting
Kingsvale — Owned Outright: 46.7% Kingsvale — Mortgage: 30.7% Kingsvale — Renting: 22.7%
Young 30.8% renting
Young — Owned Outright: 39.5% Young — Mortgage: 29.7% Young — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingsvale Young
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 16.3%
Kingsvale — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Young — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 6.4%
Kingsvale — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Young — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.8%
Kingsvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Young — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 1.6%
Kingsvale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Young — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.8%
Kingsvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Young — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Kingsvale Young
England 1.7% / 1.3%
Kingsvale — England: 1.7% Young — England: 1.3%
Italy 1.3% / —
Kingsvale — Italy: 1.3% Young — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Kingsvale — New Zealand: not among its largest Young — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Kingsvale — Philippines: not among its largest Young — Philippines: 0.8%
Lebanon — / 0.6%
Kingsvale — Lebanon: not among its largest Young — Lebanon: 0.6%
India — / 0.5%
Kingsvale — India: not among its largest Young — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingsvale 94.0% houses
Kingsvale — Houses: 94.0% Kingsvale — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Kingsvale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Young 87.3% houses
Young — Houses: 87.3% Young — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Young — Townhouses: 9.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kingsvale Young
Median house price $1,650,000 $525,000
Median unit price — $377,000
Median land price — $255,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 54 sales

Zoning mix

Kingsvale Young
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Residential 0% 5%
Environmental 0% 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

Kingsvale Young
New dwellings approved 48
across Hilltops
same for both
Approvals change year on year -47%
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.

Kingsvale Young
Houses — 4.1%
$500/wk on $632K
Units — 4.4%
$350/wk on $414K

Ranking within NSW

Kingsvale Young
House price Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 74% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Young is more walkable (16 vs 8).

Kingsvale Young
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Young carries more crime risk (81 vs 12); Kingsvale carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 21).

Kingsvale Young
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
12/100
 High
81/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kingsvale Young
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 3

Schools in Kingsvale

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

Schools in Young

  • Hennessy Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Young Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • New Madinah College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Young High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Young North Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kingsvale Young
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 38
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 18 105

Mobility

Young sits further from the CBD (373.3 km vs 355.8 km).

Kingsvale Young
Walkability score 8/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 355.8 km 373.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 237 min 247 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 62/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 80.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2587
 0.2%
postcode 2594
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2587
 45
postcode 2594

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.

Kingsvale Young
Car (driver) 75.6% / 79.8%
Kingsvale — Car (driver): 75.6% Young — Car (driver): 79.8%
Worked from Home 18.6% / 8.1%
Kingsvale — Worked from Home: 18.6% Young — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Walked Only 5.8% / 4.3%
Kingsvale — Walked Only: 5.8% Young — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.3%
Kingsvale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Young — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Bus — / 0.3%
Kingsvale — Bus: not among its largest Young — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.8%).

Setting

Kingsvale Young
Elevation 499 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 515 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kingsvale Young
Connectivity score 30/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 28%
5,608 premises

Climate

Kingsvale Young
Annual rainfall 541 mm 651 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.4°C

Council rates

Kingsvale Young
Average residential rate $714/yr
same for both
Council Hilltops
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingsvale Young
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingsvale Young
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingsvale

Rural Young Families

Young

Acreage Affordable

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