Located in New South Wales within the Ku-ring-gai local government area, East Killara is a compact suburb (postcode 2071). With a population of 2,895, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $156K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
East Killara has a median house price of $3.9 million, which has jumped by 14% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $850. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,900.
Public transport access includes 27 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ku-ring-gai LGA is low at 930 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.1%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.9M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 24.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +14.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.