Killara

18.1% of Killara's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

3,004 family households lived in Killara; 53.6% were couple families and 13.3% were one-parent families.

39.2% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.

Killara had 10,620 residents at the 2021 Census.

21.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

31.0% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 54.6% of occupied private dwellings in Killara.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.8% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 42.6% of occupied private dwellings.

40.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

33.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

26.2% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

The average household in Killara had 2.8 people.

One-person households made up 19.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

Two-person households represented 30.1%, while 32.2% had four or more usual residents.

54.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

25.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

3.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.

5.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 39.8% of the total.

55.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

59.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.9% reported a different address.

46.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

56.1% of residents used only English at home.

40.7% used a language other than English at home.

17.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 7.8% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.

46.6% of Killara's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 53.4% was born in Australia.

13.8% of residents were born in China.

2.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.1%.

English ancestry accounted for 24.7% of ancestry responses in Killara.

Australian ancestry made up 19.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 31.1% of responses.

43.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 20.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.0% of workers, and education and training employed 9.8%.

The labour-force participation rate was 59.6%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

34.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

68.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.

5.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.0% reported asthma, 5.2% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

44.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 24.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 7.8%.

Median household income was $2,802 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $620 per week.

Working from home was 54.6% in Killara, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 40.6% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 26.2% in Killara, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.