Killarney Heights

22.0% of Killarney Heights's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

1,260 family households lived in Killarney Heights; 62.5% were couple families and 10.6% were one-parent families.

43.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Killarney Heights had 4,502 residents at the 2021 Census.

15.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

29.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.

Separate houses made up 95.7% of occupied private dwellings in Killarney Heights.

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

Flats and apartments accounted for 1.1% of occupied private dwellings.

48.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

39.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

12.4% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

The average household in Killarney Heights had 3.2 people.

One-person households made up 12.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

Two-person households represented 25.4%, while 46.0% had four or more usual residents.

53.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

26.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.

1.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.2% walked or cycled.

2.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.

One-car households formed 23.8% of the total.

74.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

72.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.0% reported a different address.

35.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.

72.2% of residents used only English at home.

26.6% used a language other than English at home.

3.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 3.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.

35.2% of Killarney Heights's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.8% was born in Australia.

3.5% of residents were born in China.

0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.

English ancestry accounted for 34.5% of ancestry responses in Killarney Heights.

Australian ancestry made up 28.4% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 12.5% of responses.

36.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Managers accounted for 21.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 10.7% of workers, and education and training employed 10.4%.

The labour-force participation rate was 65.7%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.

35.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.1% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.

69.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

5.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.8% reported asthma, 5.8% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

40.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.3%.

Median household income was $3,426 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,500.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $923 per week.

Working from home was 53.1% in Killarney Heights, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.

Outright ownership was 48.4% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.

Renting accounted for 12.4% in Killarney Heights, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.