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Killara NSW 2071

4,939 addresses · 94 streets

Bradfield Electorate › Ku-ring-gai LGA › Killara · 12 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Killara is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,620 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,802 a week, with median rent near $620 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% 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.

10,620Population
42Median age
$2,802Median household income / wk
$620Median rent / wk
2.8Avg 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: Killara itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Killara, 300 m north-east · Metro station: Macquarie Park, 3.5 km south-west · Bus interchange: Gordon Interchange, 1.2 km north · Ferry wharf: Riverview College Wharf, 7 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 15 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 29.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Killara

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

Tree cover measures, Killara NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201942.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202189.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 59.6%

Population by age in Killara
Population by age, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4425
5-141,502
15-19833
20-24660
25-34893
35-441,377
45-541,640
55-641,292
65-74984
75-84651
85+366
Dwelling types in Killara
Dwelling types, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,020
Townhouse105
Apartment1,575
Other0
Households by weekly income in Killara
Households by weekly income, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650327
$650-1,499584
$1,500-2,999893
$3,000+1,650
Top ancestries in Killara
Top ancestries, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese3,303
English2,627
Australian2,072
Other1,393
Irish798
Scottish730
Housing tenure in Killara
Housing tenure, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,456
Mortgage1,193
Rented939
Other85
Cars per household in Killara
Cars per household, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0190
11,460
21,460
3367
4+187
Commute to work in Killara
Commute to work, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,320
Train155
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked48
Bicycle9
Home2,699
Top countries of birth in Killara
Top countries of birth, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,467
England453
Hong Kong428
South Korea282
India233
South Africa194
Languages used at home in Killara
Languages used at home, Killara NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,838
Cantonese827
Korean361
Hindi118
Japanese110
Spanish97

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

82,362 bird observations recorded near Killara — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near 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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