$923 ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $710
- 2016: $850
- 2021: $923
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Killarney Heights · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,500 make Killarney Heights one of the most expensive areas for homeowners. Most people here live in large, detached houses and a high number own their homes outright. This is a high-cost area where very few people rent compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Killarney Heights — higher than 99% of areas.
| Killarney Heights | $923 |
|---|---|
| 2087, NSW | $720 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $923, which is far above the national figure of $375. This high cost is mirrored for owners, whose typical monthly mortgage payment of $3,500 is far above the New South Wales figure.
$923 ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,500 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Killarney Heights, $750 or more is the majority at 75%; $550–$749 is next at 15%.
In Killarney Heights, $3,000 or more is the majority at 62%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 17%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 47.5% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 12.2%, which is far below the state and national averages.
12.2% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Killarney Heights, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (12%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.6% of all homes, far above the New South Wales figure of 65.6%. This is reflected in the home sizes, with 95.5% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.6% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.5% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Killarney Heights, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
In Killarney Heights, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 5 or more (28%) and 3 bedrooms (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12138/killarney-heights/topic/housing-dwellings