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East Killara NSW 2071

1,081 addresses · 42 streets

Bradfield Electorate › Ku-ring-gai LGA › East Killara · 13 km from Sydney

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Living Here

East Killara is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,895 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $3,005 a week, with median rent near $1,000 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,895Population
43Median age
$3,005Median household income / wk
$1,000Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gordon - Killara statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Killara itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Killara, 1.9 km south-west · Metro station: Chatswood, 4.6 km south · Bus interchange: Gordon Interchange, 2.3 km west · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 14.9 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 58.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in East Killara

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, East Killara NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202058.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201957.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 55.6%

Population by age in East Killara
Population by age, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-495
5-14446
15-19231
20-24209
25-34222
35-44302
45-54449
55-64425
65-74280
75-84169
85+65
Dwelling types in East Killara
Dwelling types, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House878
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in East Killara
Households by weekly income, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65084
$650-1,499132
$1,500-2,999195
$3,000+413
Top ancestries in East Killara
Top ancestries, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese1,353
English538
Australian405
Other349
Irish145
Scottish136
Housing tenure in East Killara
Housing tenure, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned415
Mortgage343
Rented106
Other13
Cars per household in East Killara
Cars per household, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
020
1219
2428
3147
4+65
Commute to work in East Killara
Commute to work, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car393
Train25
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home627
Top countries of birth in East Killara
Top countries of birth, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China562
Hong Kong184
England125
Malaysia69
South Korea58
India49
Languages used at home in East Killara
Languages used at home, East Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin632
Cantonese460
Korean74
Persian38
Japanese34
Hindi27

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

57,580 bird observations recorded near East Killara — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near East Killara

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.