Norwest vs Kellyville

In both, most households own their home. In Norwest, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Kellyville, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Norwest tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and older residents, while Kellyville 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

Kellyville

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (20 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Kellyville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Norwest

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($579/wk vs $630/wk)
  • But Kellyville leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Norwest

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 72/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (35.3 km vs 38.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Norwest

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (62% vs 12%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Kellyville carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Kellyville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.9% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield and unit yield.

Where they sit

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

Norwest Kellyville
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.

Norwest Kellyville
Walkability 85 / 72
Norwest — Walkability: 85/100 Kellyville — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 43 / 74
Norwest — Safety: 43/100 Kellyville — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 78
Norwest — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kellyville — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Kellyville has more residents (27,011 vs 4,688); Kellyville has higher household incomes ($158,288 vs $114,764).

Norwest Kellyville
Population 4,688 27,011
+476% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 37 38
Median household income $114,764/yr $158,288/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $579/wk $630/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norwest Kellyville
0-4 5.6% / 5.8%
Norwest — 0-4: 5.6% Kellyville — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 9.2% / 15.9%
Norwest — 5-14: 9.2% Kellyville — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 3.6% / 7.7%
Norwest — 15-19: 3.6% Kellyville — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 8.0% / 6.4%
Norwest — 20-24: 8.0% Kellyville — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 17.7% / 9.7%
Norwest — 25-34: 17.7% Kellyville — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 16.7% / 16.7%
Norwest — 35-44: 16.7% Kellyville — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 8.6% / 15.1%
Norwest — 45-54: 8.6% Kellyville — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 8.7% / 10.5%
Norwest — 55-64: 8.7% Kellyville — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 10.7% / 7.4%
Norwest — 65-74: 10.7% Kellyville — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 7.1% / 4.0%
Norwest — 75-84: 7.1% Kellyville — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 3.8% / 1.1%
Norwest — 85+: 3.8% Kellyville — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norwest 44.5% couple families
Norwest — Couple Families: 44.5% Norwest — Lone Person: 33.2% Norwest — One Parent Families: 13.1% Norwest — Group Household: 7.5% Norwest — Other Families: 1.7%
Kellyville 74.4% couple families
Kellyville — Couple Families: 74.4% Kellyville — Lone Person: 12.0% Kellyville — One Parent Families: 11.2% Kellyville — Group Household: 1.6% Kellyville — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norwest 41.4% renting
Norwest — Owned Outright: 29.4% Norwest — Mortgage: 29.2% Norwest — Renting: 41.4%
Kellyville 19.8% renting
Kellyville — Owned Outright: 26.2% Kellyville — Mortgage: 54.0% Kellyville — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Norwest Kellyville
Bachelor Degree 21.1% / 20.4%
Norwest — Bachelor Degree: 21.1% Kellyville — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Postgraduate Degree 10.6% / 9.6%
Norwest — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6% Kellyville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 8.8%
Norwest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Kellyville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 7.8%
Norwest — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Kellyville — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.9%
Norwest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Kellyville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Norwest Kellyville
India 7.9% / 7.6%
Norwest — India: 7.9% Kellyville — India: 7.6%
China 7.1% / 5.7%
Norwest — China: 7.1% Kellyville — China: 5.7%
England 3.1% / 2.4%
Norwest — England: 3.1% Kellyville — England: 2.4%
Philippines 2.3% / 1.9%
Norwest — Philippines: 2.3% Kellyville — Philippines: 1.9%
South Africa 1.7% / 2.1%
Norwest — South Africa: 1.7% Kellyville — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Norwest — New Zealand: 1.8% Kellyville — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norwest 37.6% houses
Norwest — Houses: 37.6% Norwest — Flats / Apartments: 54.7% Norwest — Townhouses: 7.7%
Kellyville 87.7% houses
Kellyville — Houses: 87.7% Kellyville — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Kellyville — Townhouses: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Norwest Kellyville
Median house price $1,770,000 $1,920,000
Median unit price $885,000 $810,000
Median land price — $2,278,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 326 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.

Norwest Kellyville
3 bed $1.7M / $1.55M
Norwest — 3 bed: $1.7M (10 sales) Kellyville — 3 bed: $1.55M (45 sales)

10 vs 45 sales

4 bed $2.03M / $1.86M
Norwest — 4 bed: $2.03M (10 sales) Kellyville — 4 bed: $1.86M (195 sales)

10 vs 195 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.

Norwest Kellyville
1 bed $650K / $612K
Norwest — 1 bed: $650K (19 sales) Kellyville — 1 bed: $612K (18 sales)

19 vs 18 sales

2 bed $900K / $818K
Norwest — 2 bed: $900K (61 sales) Kellyville — 2 bed: $818K (45 sales)

61 vs 45 sales

3 bed $1.31M / $975K
Norwest — 3 bed: $1.31M (10 sales) Kellyville — 3 bed: $975K (13 sales)

10 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Norwest has more commercially zoned land (27% vs 2%).

Norwest Kellyville
Residential 43% 80%
Commercial 27% 2%
Parks and recreation 25% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 7%
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Norwest Kellyville
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Norwest Kellyville
Houses 2.9%
$1,040/wk on $1.84M
 3.0%
$980/wk on $1.7M
Units 4.1%
$750/wk on $948K
 4.9%
$730/wk on $780K

Ranking within NSW

Norwest Kellyville
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 78% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Norwest is more walkable (85 vs 72).

Norwest Kellyville
Grade A
same for both
Score 82/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kellyville carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Norwest carries more crime risk (57 vs 26).

Norwest Kellyville
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
26/100
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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Norwest Kellyville
Inside the suburb 0 8
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Norwest

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

Schools in Kellyville

  • Bella Vista Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kellyville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • William Clarke College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Kellyville High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Sherwood Ridge Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Norwest Kellyville
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 5 11
Parks & reserves 4 17
Childcare 6 20
GPs 4
same for both
Pharmacies 3
same for both
Hospitals 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 2 17

Mobility

Kellyville sits further from the CBD (38.1 km vs 35.3 km).

Norwest Kellyville
Walkability score 85/100 72/100
Distance to Sydney 35.3 km 38.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 40 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 214.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 633.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 2153
 3.1%
postcode 2155
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2153
 62
postcode 2155

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.

Norwest Kellyville
Worked from Home 56.4% / 53.8%
Norwest — Worked from Home: 56.4% Kellyville — Worked from Home: 53.8%
Car (driver) 32.9% / 39.6%
Norwest — Car (driver): 32.9% Kellyville — Car (driver): 39.6%
Train 5.3% / 2.2%
Norwest — Train: 5.3% Kellyville — Train: 2.2%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 2.8%
Norwest — Car (passenger): 1.9% Kellyville — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 2.4% / 0.3%
Norwest — Walked Only: 2.4% Kellyville — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bus 0.9% / 1.1%
Norwest — Bus: 0.9% Kellyville — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.4%).

Setting

Norwest Kellyville
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.6 km 28.9 km

NBN connectivity

Norwest Kellyville
Connectivity score 93/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 86%
3,920 premises
 70%
9,365 premises

Climate

Norwest Kellyville
Annual rainfall 932 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Norwest Kellyville
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Norwest Kellyville
Average residential rate $1,204/yr
same for both
Council The Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Norwest Kellyville
Division Mitchell
same for both
Member Alex Hawke
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norwest Kellyville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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