Killara Area Profile

NSW 2071|Council: Ku-ring-gai

27 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Very low1,752 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 100% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↓-7.1% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Fraud346

Malicious damage to property209

Domestic violence related assault169

Source: BOCSAR, Ku-ring-gai LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

Registration required

Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

1153

avg ICSEA

Well above average

3 schools in area

Public

Beaumont Road Public School

1164

Killara Public School

1148

Killara High School

1147

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.0415c

Waste charge$533/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, Ku-ring-gai Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Killara (this area)	Ku-ring-gai	Very low	1153	180d	$5332025-26
St Ives2075	Ku-ring-gai	Very low	1124	180d	$533
Dee Why2099	Northern Beaches	Very low	1085	180d	$586
Ryde2112	Ryde	Very low	1115	180d	$528.9
Hornsby2077	The Council of the Shire of Hornsby	Very low	1111	180d	$757
Chatswood2067	Willoughby	Low	1140	180d	—
Parramatta2150	Parramatta	Below avg	1089	180d	$475

Ku-ring-gai Council

Northern Beaches Council

Ryde Council

The Council of the Shire of Hornsby Council

Willoughby Council

Parramatta Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Ku-ring-gai) level unless otherwise noted.