ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Kingswood is a regional centre in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of approximately 10,633, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 343 km from the Sydney CBD, Kingswood is a regional area in New South Wales. The median household income is $129,948 per year.
Above-average earnings in Kingswood support sustained property values. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Kingswood. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Kingswood on My School →Estimated 4 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Kingswood's population of 10,633 sits 100% above the New South Wales suburb median of 5,325, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average NSW locality. Median household income of $129,948/year runs 33% above the New South Wales suburb median of $97,552, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Kingswood is 343 km from Sydney, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 24 percentage points above the New South Wales median of 76% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
This suburb suits yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. Proximity to Sydney (~343 km) is a key driver of demand here.
How Kingswood stacks up against the median of all New South Wales suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Kingswood sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Kingswood | NSW median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,633 | 5,325 | +100% |
| Median household income | $129,948/yr | $97,552/yr | +33% |
| Distance to CBD | 343 km | 45 km | +662% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 76% | +24pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Kingswood — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 10,633 and household income close to the NSW median ($129,948 vs $97,552) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Median rental data was not captured for Kingswood. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (100% vs 76% NSW median) combined with a population of 10,633 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Property values in Kingswood should track the wider New South Wales market through 2026, with the $129,948/year median household income (33% above the $97,552 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Kingswood. The EquitySight investment score of 56/100 places Kingswood in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Kingswood scores 56/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 10,633, median household income of $129,948/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Kingswood are an above-state-median household income of $129,948/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 4 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Kingswood has a usual resident population of approximately 10,633, compared with a New South Wales suburb median of 5,325 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Kingswood sits 343 km straight-line from the Sydney CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Kingswood. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Kingswood. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Kingswood to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity, the broader New South Wales market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.