$550 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $330
- 2016: $370
- 2021: $550
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Killcare Heights · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Killcare Heights
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher home costs than most areas mark Killcare Heights, where 95.4% of dwellings are separate houses. It is a place of high value and low density, with over half the population owning their homes outright. This combination makes it an exclusive pocket of the Central Coast.
$550
▲ +66.7%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Killcare Heights — higher than 96% of areas.
| Killcare Heights | $550 |
|---|---|
| 2257, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,367, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Renters face some of the highest costs at this level, with a typical weekly rent of $550, well above the national figure of $375.
$2,367 ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,367
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Killcare Heights splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (36%) and $750 or more (36%), with $550–$749 at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Killcare Heights, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $3,000 or more (28%) and $1,000–$1,799 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here; 53.5% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the state and national figures. Conversely, only 9.2% of households rent, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 32.6%.
9.2% ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.5% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Killcare Heights, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 87.1% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure. Because separate houses make up 95.4% of dwellings, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.4% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.2%
- 2021: 95.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.3%
- 2016: 89.0%
- 2021: 87.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Killcare Heights, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Flat or apartment is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Killcare Heights, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (13%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Killcare Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12142/killcare-heights/topic/housing-dwellings