Kingswood vs Warral

Comparing Kingswood and Warral, NSW: Kingswood has more residents (1,142 vs 445); Warral is more walkable (16 vs 8); and Warral sits further from the CBD (404.8 km vs 398.9 km).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warral

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kingswood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (284 min vs 290 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (398.9 km vs 404.8 km)
  • But Warral is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Warral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.3% vs 10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingswood Warral
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.

Kingswood Warral
Walkability 8 / 16
Kingswood — Walkability: 8/100 Warral — Walkability: 16/100
Low fire risk 84 / 86
Kingswood — Low fire risk: 84/100 Warral — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Kingswood has more residents (1,142 vs 445); Kingswood rents higher ($360/wk vs $263/wk).

Kingswood Warral
Population 1,142
+61% vs other
 445
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +20.3%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $108,420/yr $111,904/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+27% vs other
 $263/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingswood Warral
0-4 4.9% / 5.8%
Kingswood — 0-4: 4.9% Warral — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 13.4% / 11.2%
Kingswood — 5-14: 13.4% Warral — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 8.0% / 6.5%
Kingswood — 15-19: 8.0% Warral — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 3.9% / 6.1%
Kingswood — 20-24: 3.9% Warral — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 7.0% / 7.9%
Kingswood — 25-34: 7.0% Warral — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 11.2% / 11.5%
Kingswood — 35-44: 11.2% Warral — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 14.5% / 14.4%
Kingswood — 45-54: 14.5% Warral — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 14.5% / 16.2%
Kingswood — 55-64: 14.5% Warral — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 14.4% / 13.0%
Kingswood — 65-74: 14.4% Warral — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 7.3% / 7.0%
Kingswood — 75-84: 7.3% Warral — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 0.7% / 1.3%
Kingswood — 85+: 0.7% Warral — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 65.9% couple families
Kingswood — Couple Families: 65.9% Kingswood — One Parent Families: 15.9% Kingswood — Lone Person: 16.8% Kingswood — Group Household: 0.0% Kingswood — Other Families: 1.3%
Warral 60.9% couple families
Warral — Couple Families: 60.9% Warral — One Parent Families: 18.4% Warral — Lone Person: 14.9% Warral — Group Household: 5.7% Warral — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 6.6% renting
Kingswood — Owned Outright: 51.2% Kingswood — Mortgage: 42.2% Kingswood — Renting: 6.6%
Warral 9.4% renting
Warral — Owned Outright: 49.6% Warral — Mortgage: 41.0% Warral — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kingswood Warral
England 1.1% / 0.9%
Kingswood — England: 1.1% Warral — England: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.9%
Kingswood — New Zealand: 0.6% Warral — New Zealand: 0.9%
Lebanon 0.5% / —
Kingswood — Lebanon: 0.5% Warral — Lebanon: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.3% / —
Kingswood — Malaysia: 0.3% Warral — Malaysia: not among its largest
Taiwan 0.3% / —
Kingswood — Taiwan: 0.3% Warral — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.1%).

Qualifications

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

Kingswood Warral
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 17.1%
Kingswood — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Warral — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 8.5%
Kingswood — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Warral — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.9%
Kingswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Warral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.6%
Kingswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Warral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.8%
Kingswood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Warral — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 98.9% houses
Kingswood — Houses: 98.9% Kingswood — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Warral 100.0% houses
Warral — Houses: 100.0% Warral — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kingswood Warral
Median house price $960,000 $1,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 92 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Warral has more rural and farming land (93% vs 82%).

Kingswood Warral
Rural and farming 82% 93%
Residential 14% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
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

Kingswood Warral
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Kingswood Warral
House price Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Warral is more walkable (16 vs 8).

Kingswood Warral
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kingswood Warral
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
14/100
Crime — Low
32/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kingswood Warral
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kingswood Warral
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Warral sits further from the CBD (404.8 km vs 398.9 km).

Kingswood Warral
Walkability score 8/100 16/100
Distance to Sydney 398.9 km 404.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 284 min 290 min
Public transport score 43/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 19.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
same for both

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.

Kingswood Warral
Car (driver) 73.9% / 71.2%
Kingswood — Car (driver): 73.9% Warral — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 20.4%
Kingswood — Worked from Home: 20.8% Warral — Worked from Home: 20.4%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 2.6%
Kingswood — Car (passenger): 4.6% Warral — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 0.6% / 5.8%
Kingswood — Walked Only: 0.6% Warral — Walked Only: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.9%).

Setting

Kingswood Warral
Elevation 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 421 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kingswood Warral
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
405 premises
 0%
170 premises

Climate

Kingswood Warral
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingswood Warral
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.35 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kingswood Warral
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingswood Warral
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingswood Warral
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingswood

Acreage

Warral

Rural

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