Kirribilli vs Milsons Point

In both, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. Units cost more in Milsons Point: a median of $2.6 million, against $1.2 million in Kirribilli, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kirribilli tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kirribilli has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • Milsons Point is already more of a family suburb (30% vs 19%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Kirribilli has cheaper units ($1,200,000 vs $2,600,000)
  • Milsons Point leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 31%)

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kirribilli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($520/wk vs $750/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Milsons Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (100/100 vs 92/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Milsons Point

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 54/100)
  • is more walkable (100/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Kirribilli returns a higher gross yield on units (7.7% vs 2.9%)
  • Milsons Point is growing faster (17.2% vs -5.0%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kirribilli Milsons Point
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.

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Walkability 92 / 100
Kirribilli — Walkability: 92/100 Milsons Point — Walkability: 100/100
Safety 46 / 61
Kirribilli — Safety: 46/100 Milsons Point — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kirribilli — Low fire risk: 100/100 Milsons Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Milsons Point rents higher ($750/wk vs $520/wk); Milsons Point has higher household incomes ($169,884 vs $117,884).

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Population 3,629
+30% vs other
 2,529
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% +17.2%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $117,884/yr $169,884/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk $750/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kirribilli Milsons Point
0-4 2.4% / 3.2%
Kirribilli — 0-4: 2.4% Milsons Point — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 3.8% / 3.3%
Kirribilli — 5-14: 3.8% Milsons Point — 5-14: 3.3%
15-19 1.5% / 2.4%
Kirribilli — 15-19: 1.5% Milsons Point — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 4.8% / 4.0%
Kirribilli — 20-24: 4.8% Milsons Point — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 23.6% / 21.0%
Kirribilli — 25-34: 23.6% Milsons Point — 25-34: 21.0%
35-44 14.5% / 16.4%
Kirribilli — 35-44: 14.5% Milsons Point — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 11.6% / 12.5%
Kirribilli — 45-54: 11.6% Milsons Point — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 13.3% / 14.7%
Kirribilli — 55-64: 13.3% Milsons Point — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 11.9% / 13.1%
Kirribilli — 65-74: 11.9% Milsons Point — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 9.2% / 8.0%
Kirribilli — 75-84: 9.2% Milsons Point — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ 3.3% / 1.5%
Kirribilli — 85+: 3.3% Milsons Point — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kirribilli 72.9% lone person
Kirribilli — Lone Person: 72.9% Kirribilli — Couple Families: 13.1% Kirribilli — One Parent Families: 5.6% Kirribilli — Group Household: 7.4% Kirribilli — Other Families: 1.0%
Milsons Point 64.3% lone person
Milsons Point — Lone Person: 64.3% Milsons Point — Couple Families: 19.7% Milsons Point — One Parent Families: 9.9% Milsons Point — Group Household: 3.8% Milsons Point — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kirribilli 65.2% renting
Kirribilli — Owned Outright: 23.7% Kirribilli — Mortgage: 11.1% Kirribilli — Renting: 65.2%
Milsons Point 56.7% renting
Milsons Point — Owned Outright: 29.4% Milsons Point — Mortgage: 13.9% Milsons Point — Renting: 56.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Bachelor Degree 32.5% / 34.6%
Kirribilli — Bachelor Degree: 32.5% Milsons Point — Bachelor Degree: 34.6%
Postgraduate Degree 16.9% / 19.3%
Kirribilli — Postgraduate Degree: 16.9% Milsons Point — Postgraduate Degree: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.9%
Kirribilli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Milsons Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 4.2% / 3.4%
Kirribilli — Certificate III & IV: 4.2% Milsons Point — Certificate III & IV: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.4%
Kirribilli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Milsons Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.6%).

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.

Kirribilli Milsons Point
England 6.3% / 5.9%
Kirribilli — England: 6.3% Milsons Point — England: 5.9%
China 3.1% / 7.2%
Kirribilli — China: 3.1% Milsons Point — China: 7.2%
India 1.5% / 4.2%
Kirribilli — India: 1.5% Milsons Point — India: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.3%
Kirribilli — New Zealand: 2.3% Milsons Point — New Zealand: 2.3%
Malaysia 0.9% / 2.4%
Kirribilli — Malaysia: 0.9% Milsons Point — Malaysia: 2.4%
South Africa 1.4% / 1.4%
Kirribilli — South Africa: 1.4% Milsons Point — South Africa: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kirribilli 87.7% flats / apartments
Kirribilli — Flats / Apartments: 87.7% Kirribilli — Townhouses: 6.8% Kirribilli — Houses: 5.6%
Milsons Point 99.5% flats / apartments
Milsons Point — Flats / Apartments: 99.5% Milsons Point — Townhouses: 0.5% Milsons Point — Houses: 0.0%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Median house price $6,875,000 —
Median unit price $1,200,000 $2,600,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 3 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.

Kirribilli Milsons Point
1 bed $950K / $1.01M
Kirribilli — 1 bed: $950K (29 sales) Milsons Point — 1 bed: $1.01M (7 sales)

29 vs 7 sales

2 bed $1.54M / $2.1M
Kirribilli — 2 bed: $1.54M (19 sales) Milsons Point — 2 bed: $2.1M (14 sales)

19 vs 14 sales

3 bed $3.7M / $4.55M
Kirribilli — 3 bed: $3.7M (7 sales) Milsons Point — 3 bed: $4.55M (15 sales)

7 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Residential 73% 32%
Parks and recreation 8% 34%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 31%
Commercial 3% 2%
Environmental 1% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Kirribilli and 99% of Milsons Point. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Kirribilli Milsons Point
New dwellings approved 455
across North Sydney
same for both
Approvals change year on year -69%
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.

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Houses —
same for both
Units 7.7%
$1,112/wk on $750K
 2.9%
$1,280/wk on $2.33M

Ranking within NSW

Kirribilli Milsons Point
House price Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Schools Higher than 13% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW

Liveability

Milsons Point scores higher overall (94 vs 70); Milsons Point is more walkable (100 vs 92).

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Grade A A+
Score 70/100 94/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kirribilli carries more crime risk (54 vs 39).

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
39/100
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 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Australian Catholic University-North Sydney Campus, 1.4 km
 3
Australian Catholic University-North Sydney Campus, 1.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8%
same for both

Schools in Kirribilli

  • Loreto Kirribilli Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Aloysius' College Independent · Secondary below peers
  • St Aloysius' College Junior School Independent · Primary

Schools in Milsons Point

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 17 15
Parks & reserves 9 4
Childcare 2 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Walkability score 92/100 100/100
Distance to Sydney 4.5 km
+2% vs other
 4.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min
same for both
Public transport score 52/100
Bus
 96/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 19.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 104.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 2061
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 1
postcode 2061
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.

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Worked from Home 70.7% / 71.8%
Kirribilli — Worked from Home: 70.7% Milsons Point — Worked from Home: 71.8%
Car (driver) 16.2% / 15.2%
Kirribilli — Car (driver): 16.2% Milsons Point — Car (driver): 15.2%
Train 6.8% / 7.2%
Kirribilli — Train: 6.8% Milsons Point — Train: 7.2%
Walked Only 4.0% / 3.6%
Kirribilli — Walked Only: 4.0% Milsons Point — Walked Only: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 1.3% / 1.9%
Kirribilli — Car (passenger): 1.3% Milsons Point — Car (passenger): 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.5 km
702 m to a named beach
 3.9 km
869 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
2,821 premises
 24%
2,196 premises

Climate

Kirribilli Milsons Point
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)

Kirribilli Milsons Point
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.84 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Average residential rate $1,035/yr
same for both
Council North Sydney
same for both

Federal electorate

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Division Warringah
same for both
Member Zali Steggall
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kirribilli Milsons Point
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kirribilli

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals River Urban

Milsons Point

Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Inner Luxury Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub Urban

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