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Killarney Heights NSW 2087

1,620 addresses · 68 streets

Warringah Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Killarney Heights · 11 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Killarney Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,502 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $3,426 a week, with median rent near $923 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,502Population
43Median age
$3,426Median household income / wk
$923Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Dashed line: district figures for the Forestville - Killarney Heights statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Killarney Heights itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Roseville, 3.8 km west · Metro station: Chatswood, 4.2 km south-west · Bus interchange: Chatswood Transport Interchange, 4.1 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 6.8 km south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 11.5 km south.

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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: 57% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Killarney Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Killarney Heights NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202057.0%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201955.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202190.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 65.7%

Population by age in Killarney Heights
Population by age, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4206
5-14786
15-19412
20-24277
25-34192
35-44499
45-54804
55-64584
65-74333
75-84289
85+119
Dwelling types in Killarney Heights
Dwelling types, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,349
Townhouse39
Apartment15
Other0
Households by weekly income in Killarney Heights
Households by weekly income, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650113
$650-1,499204
$1,500-2,999281
$3,000+743
Top ancestries in Killarney Heights
Top ancestries, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,551
Australian1,278
Other795
Chinese565
Irish479
Scottish419
Housing tenure in Killarney Heights
Housing tenure, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned670
Mortgage542
Rented172
Other13
Cars per household in Killarney Heights
Cars per household, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
032
1333
2689
3232
4+121
Commute to work in Killarney Heights
Commute to work, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car635
Train0
Bus31
Tram/ferry0
Walked45
Bicycle3
Home1,182
Top countries of birth in Killarney Heights
Top countries of birth, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England285
China156
France120
Hong Kong95
New Zealand92
South Africa71
Languages used at home in Killarney Heights
Languages used at home, Killarney Heights NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French276
Mandarin177
Cantonese171
Japanese56
Persian33
German31

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

94,705 bird observations recorded near Killarney Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Killarney Heights

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