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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
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
52 schools
2 beaches
2 playgrounds
2 electricians
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.
Socio-economic Standing
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

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 57.0% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 55.6% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 90.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 65.7%
Population by age in Killarney Heights
| 0-4 | 206 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 786 |
| 15-19 | 412 |
| 20-24 | 277 |
| 25-34 | 192 |
| 35-44 | 499 |
| 45-54 | 804 |
| 55-64 | 584 |
| 65-74 | 333 |
| 75-84 | 289 |
| 85+ | 119 |
Dwelling types in Killarney Heights
| House | 1,349 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 39 |
| Apartment | 15 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Killarney Heights
| <$650 | 113 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 204 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 281 |
| $3,000+ | 743 |
Top ancestries in Killarney Heights
| English | 1,551 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,278 |
| Other | 795 |
| Chinese | 565 |
| Irish | 479 |
| Scottish | 419 |
Housing tenure in Killarney Heights
| Owned | 670 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 542 |
| Rented | 172 |
| Other | 13 |
Cars per household in Killarney Heights
| 0 | 32 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 333 |
| 2 | 689 |
| 3 | 232 |
| 4+ | 121 |
Commute to work in Killarney Heights
| Car | 635 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 31 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 45 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 1,182 |
Top countries of birth in Killarney Heights
| England | 285 |
|---|---|
| China | 156 |
| France | 120 |
| Hong Kong | 95 |
| New Zealand | 92 |
| South Africa | 71 |
Languages used at home in Killarney Heights
| French | 276 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 177 |
| Cantonese | 171 |
| Japanese | 56 |
| Persian | 33 |
| German | 31 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
94,705 bird observations recorded near Killarney Heights — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (10,192)
- Noisy Miner (8,480)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (7,306)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6,474)
- Australian Magpie (5,783)
- Pied Currawong (5,562)
- Australian Raven (5,029)
- Grey Butcherbird (4,839)
- Eastern Whipbird (3,635)
- Welcome Swallow (3,523)
- Australian Brush-turkey (3,328)
- Silver Gull (3,079)
- Red Wattlebird (1,956)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Killarney Heights
- White-browed Scrubwren (1,810)
- Rock Dove (1,754)
- Australian King-parrot (1,632)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (1,629)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,627)
- Spotted Pardalote (1,624)
- Brown Thornbill (1,568)
- Masked Lapwing (1,544)
- Little Wattlebird (1,527)
- Common Myna (1,456)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (1,373)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,358)
- Silvereye (1,330)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,329)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,326)
- Crested Pigeon (1,316)
- Crimson Rosella (1,316)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Killarney Heights:
- Castle Cove (1.4 km)
- Roseville Chase (1.6 km)
- Forestville (1.6 km)
- Middle Cove (2.2 km)
- East Lindfield (2.7 km)
- North Willoughby (2.9 km)
- Castlecrag (3 km)
- Willoughby East (3 km)
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Streets
- Adare Place (16)
- Athlone Crescent (30)
- Ballina Avenue (11)
- Ballyshannon Road (93)
- Bangar Close (17)
- Belfast Place (4)
- Blarney Avenue (55)
- Boru Place (3)
- Boyne Place (8)
- Carlow Crescent (22)
- Cashel Crescent (46)
- Cavan Road (21)
- Clare Place (8)
- Clontarf Street (2)
- Coleraine Avenue (12)
- Connemara Avenue (24)
- Darley Street (14)
- Donegal Road (30)
- Downpatrick Road (16)
- Drumcliff Avenue (38)
- Dublin Avenue (23)
- Durrow Avenue (17)
- Emmett Place (9)
- Ennis Avenue (1)
- Errigal Place (8)
- Finian Avenue (24)
- Galway Avenue (14)
- Glenarm Crescent (13)
- Glengariff Avenue (23)
- Goldsmith Avenue (12)
- Greystones Road (16)
- Hyde Avenue (22)
- Kildare Grove (23)
- Kilkenny Avenue (9)
- Killala Avenue (6)
- Killarney Drive (110)
- Kinsdale Close (29)
- Kirkwood Street (2)
- Lanford Avenue (21)
- Larne Place (6)
- Lee Place (6)
- Leinster Avenue (24)
- Londonderry Drive (66)
- Magee Place (11)
- Mayo Place (8)
- Meath Place (5)
- Melwood Avenue (87)
- Mourne Close (4)
- Omagh Place (6)
- Rathowen Parade (90)
- Roscommon Crescent (41)
- Shamrock Parade (35)
- Shannon Avenue (11)
- Sligo Close (12)
- Starkey Street (116)
- Strabane Avenue (5)
- Tipperary Avenue (41)
- Tralee Avenue (23)
- Tramore Place (63)
- Tuam Place (10)
- Tullamore Avenue (19)
- Warringah Road (3)
- Waterford Place (3)
- Westmeath Avenue (25)
- Wexford Place (13)
- Wicklow Place (6)
- Wilde Avenue (14)
- Yeats Avenue (15)
