Lindfield vs Killara

In both, most households own their home and most households are couple families. Lindfield is closer to the city centre: 14.6 km, against 16.5 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

Lindfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 13)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 8)
  • But Killara carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 31/100)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Lindfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 66/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Lindfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Killara carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Lindfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs 0.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.5% vs 1.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lindfield Killara
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.

Lindfield Killara
Walkability 89 / 66
Lindfield — Walkability: 89/100 Killara — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 69 / 79
Lindfield — Safety: 69/100 Killara — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 30 / 32
Lindfield — Low fire risk: 30/100 Killara — Low fire risk: 32/100

Demographics

Killara skews older (42 vs 40).

Lindfield Killara
Population 10,943
+3% vs other
 10,620
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% +0.4%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $147,316/yr
+1% vs other
 $145,704/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk $620/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lindfield Killara
0-4 5.3% / 4.0%
Lindfield — 0-4: 5.3% Killara — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 14.8% / 14.1%
Lindfield — 5-14: 14.8% Killara — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 6.6% / 7.8%
Lindfield — 15-19: 6.6% Killara — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.6% / 6.2%
Lindfield — 20-24: 5.6% Killara — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.5% / 8.4%
Lindfield — 25-34: 9.5% Killara — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 14.8% / 13.0%
Lindfield — 35-44: 14.8% Killara — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.7% / 15.4%
Lindfield — 45-54: 14.7% Killara — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 11.5% / 12.2%
Lindfield — 55-64: 11.5% Killara — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 9.0% / 9.3%
Lindfield — 65-74: 9.0% Killara — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.6% / 6.1%
Lindfield — 75-84: 5.6% Killara — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 2.5% / 3.4%
Lindfield — 85+: 2.5% Killara — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 58.0% couple families
Lindfield — Couple Families: 58.0% Lindfield — Lone Person: 25.5% Lindfield — One Parent Families: 12.9% Lindfield — Group Household: 2.4% Lindfield — Other Families: 1.2%
Killara 57.0% couple families
Killara — Couple Families: 57.0% Killara — Lone Person: 25.4% Killara — One Parent Families: 14.2% Killara — Group Household: 2.3% Killara — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 29.2% renting
Lindfield — Owned Outright: 38.4% Lindfield — Mortgage: 32.4% Lindfield — Renting: 29.2%
Killara 26.2% renting
Killara — Owned Outright: 40.6% Killara — Mortgage: 33.2% Killara — Renting: 26.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lindfield Killara
Bachelor Degree 26.9% / 27.5%
Lindfield — Bachelor Degree: 26.9% Killara — Bachelor Degree: 27.5%
Postgraduate Degree 15.3% / 15.3%
Lindfield — Postgraduate Degree: 15.3% Killara — Postgraduate Degree: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.4%
Lindfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Killara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Certificate III & IV 3.4% / 3.0%
Lindfield — Certificate III & IV: 3.4% Killara — Certificate III & IV: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.6%
Lindfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Killara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

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.

Lindfield Killara
China 12.2% / 13.8%
Lindfield — China: 12.2% Killara — China: 13.8%
England 3.9% / 4.3%
Lindfield — England: 3.9% Killara — England: 4.3%
India 1.5% / 2.2%
Lindfield — India: 1.5% Killara — India: 2.2%
Malaysia 1.6% / 1.7%
Lindfield — Malaysia: 1.6% Killara — Malaysia: 1.7%
South Africa 1.3% / 1.8%
Lindfield — South Africa: 1.3% Killara — South Africa: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.4%
Lindfield — New Zealand: 1.5% Killara — New Zealand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lindfield 52.1% houses
Lindfield — Houses: 52.1% Lindfield — Flats / Apartments: 44.7% Lindfield — Townhouses: 3.2%
Killara 54.7% houses
Killara — Houses: 54.7% Killara — Flats / Apartments: 42.5% Killara — Townhouses: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lindfield Killara
Median house price $3,860,000 $3,585,000
Median unit price $1,151,000 $1,130,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 91 sales
 29 days
from 31 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.

Lindfield Killara
3 bed $3.35M / $3.3M
Lindfield — 3 bed: $3.35M (17 sales) Killara — 3 bed: $3.3M (9 sales)

17 vs 9 sales

4 bed $3.56M / $3.12M
Lindfield — 4 bed: $3.56M (49 sales) Killara — 4 bed: $3.12M (12 sales)

49 vs 12 sales

5 bed $4.85M / $4.71M
Lindfield — 5 bed: $4.85M (38 sales) Killara — 5 bed: $4.71M (14 sales)

38 vs 14 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.

Lindfield Killara
1 bed $836K / $750K
Lindfield — 1 bed: $836K (24 sales) Killara — 1 bed: $750K (9 sales)

24 vs 9 sales

2 bed $1M / $1M
Lindfield — 2 bed: $1M (59 sales) Killara — 2 bed: $1M (31 sales)

59 vs 31 sales

3 bed $1.7M / $1.53M
Lindfield — 3 bed: $1.7M (36 sales) Killara — 3 bed: $1.53M (23 sales)

36 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Lindfield has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 9%).

Lindfield Killara
Residential 57% 74%
Environmental 31% 9%
Parks and recreation 4% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 4%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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

Lindfield Killara
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Lindfield Killara
Houses 3.5%
$1,900/wk on $2.83M
 1.9%
$1,850/wk on $5.01M
Units 4.3%
$950/wk on $1.15M
 4.5%
$905/wk on $1.05M

Ranking within NSW

Lindfield Killara
House price Higher than 97% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of NSW —
Schools Higher than 50% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Lindfield is more walkable (89 vs 66).

Lindfield Killara
Grade A
same for both
Score 69/100 73/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lindfield carries more crime risk (31 vs 21).

Lindfield Killara
Bushfire High
70/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
21/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Lindfield Killara
Inside the suburb 8 2
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.2 km
 2
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 4.9%

Schools in Lindfield

  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Lindfield Learning Village Government · Combined below peers
  • Aurora College Government · Secondary
  • Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School Independent · Primary
  • Lindfield Montessori Preschool Independent · Primary

Schools in Killara

  • Beaumont Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Killara Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lindfield Killara
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 9 2
Parks & reserves 19 13
Childcare 11 8
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 4 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 9 5

Mobility

Lindfield Killara
Walkability score 89/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 14.6 km 16.5 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 24 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 155.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 109.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.7%
postcode 2070
 4.8%
postcode 2071
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2070
 25
postcode 2071

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.

Lindfield Killara
Worked from Home 63.2% / 62.8%
Lindfield — Worked from Home: 63.2% Killara — Worked from Home: 62.8%
Car (driver) 26.2% / 28.7%
Lindfield — Car (driver): 26.2% Killara — Car (driver): 28.7%
Train 6.3% / 4.9%
Lindfield — Train: 6.3% Killara — Train: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 2.0%
Lindfield — Car (passenger): 2.0% Killara — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.1%
Lindfield — Walked Only: 1.9% Killara — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.2%).

Setting

Lindfield Killara
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.6 km 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Lindfield Killara
Connectivity score 86/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
5,070 premises
 10%
4,376 premises

Climate

Lindfield Killara
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lindfield Killara
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lindfield Killara
Average residential rate $1,626/yr
same for both
Council Ku-ring-gai
same for both

Federal electorate

Lindfield Killara
Division Bradfield
same for both
Member Nicolette Boele
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lindfield Killara
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lindfield

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

Killara

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub

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