Killcare Heights NSW 2257

Living Here

Killcare Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 812 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $2,133 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. 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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Killcare Heights itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • Pretty Beach Public School
  • Empire Bay Public School
  • Coast Community Christian School
  • Ettalong Public School
• 3 cafés & restaurants

  • Chef's Garden
  • Impact Plants
  • Pie Face
• 1 supermarket

  • Quickstop
• 4 parks

  • Hardys Bay Foreshore
  • Turo Reserve
  • Yarram Road Park
  • Ben Davis Reserve
• 8 beaches

  • Putty Beach
  • Bullimah Beach
  • Maitland Bay
  • Tallow Beach
  • Little Tallow Beach
  • Lobster Beach
  • Ettalong Beach
  • Iron Ladder Beach
• 3 Catholic churches

  • Holy Cross Church
  • St John the Baptist Church
  • Holy Spirit Church
• 1 dentist

  • Ettalong Beach Dental
• 1 physiotherapist

  • Paul Peachy Muscle Therapy
• 6 hospitals

  • Woy Woy Public Hospital
  • Brisbane Waters Private Hospital
  • Central Coast Day Hospital
  • Think Well Hypnotherapy
  • North Gosford Private Hospital
  • Gosford Hospital
• 2 libraries

  • Umina Public Library
  • Woy Woy Public Library
• 3 post offices

  • Wagstaffe Post Office
  • Empire Bay Post Office
  • Ettalong Beach Post Office
• 1 service station

  • United Empire Bay
• 1 gym

  • Plus Fitness
• 2 golf clubs

  • Everglades Golf Club
  • Palm Beach Golf Course
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 7 places to stay

  • Bells at Killcare
  • Samaldo Caravan Park
  • Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort
  • Mantra Ettalong Beach
  • Ettalong Beach Village Tourist Park
  • Kincumber Nautical Village
  • NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Park

Getting around. Train station: Woy Woy, 6.1 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Booker Bay Wharf, 2.6 km north-west · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 8.5 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 85.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 53.4%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

25,220 bird observations recorded near Killcare Heights — most often seen:

• Rainbow Lorikeet (2,011)
• Australian White Ibis (1,860)
• Australian Pelican (1,195)
• Australian Magpie (1,128)
• Noisy Miner (1,007)
• Little Pied Cormorant (986)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (957)
• Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (910)
• Laughing Kookaburra (887)
• White-faced Heron (876)
• Common Mallard (838)
• Southern Masked Lapwing (835)
• Giinbaywarraymal (801)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Killcare Heights:

• Killcare (0.9 km)
• Hardys Bay (1.5 km)
• Bouddi (2.1 km)
• Pretty Beach (2.3 km)
• Booker Bay (2.7 km)
• Wagstaffe (2.8 km)
• Bensville (2.8 km)
• Daleys Point (2.9 km)

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