Best 26 Real Estate Agents In Killara [2024]

Which Real Estate Agent's Best Killara Agents

Good agent selection means you increase your chances dramatically of a higher property price and an easy, quick sale. We can calculate a shortlist of top agents through our agent comparison tool.

To start selling, it's best to speak with a top-performing local real estate agent who has experience with properties like yours and can work well with you.

A suitable agent should be focused on selling property near yours (bonus for the same street!), experienced at selling property like yours, have a strong history of successful negotiations, and possess a personality that works well with potential buyers and yourself. Most agents have a particular focus, e.g. units within a certain area, price bracket, and a ranking within their office. We do everything we can to identify these agents for you.

What To Pay Your Killara Agent

The lowest fee should not be your top requirement in an agent. Rather, you should look for agents that can strongly back up their fee structure and commission rate.

An agent with a strong sales background in selling quickly and for a higher price will often cover their fee and more. Receive a shortlist of top agents in the local Killara area from our agent comparison tool to sell confidently.

Killara is one of the more affordable suburbs in Australia when it comes to real estate agent commission rates. Experience has shown us that real estate agent commission rates in Killara average around 2%.

The commission rate in Killara is on average lower than most other suburbs in Australia, which means you get to keep some more of your profit compared to sellers in other areas. Don’t forget that you can still negotiate a better rate with your agent, or how much goes into advertising.

Use the real estate agent fee calculator below to determine how much it may cost to sell your property in New South Wales. Amounts calculated include 10% GST, but exclude other costs an agent may charge such as advertising and marketing.

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Killara Suburb Overview

Killara is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 14 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. East Killara is a separate suburb and West Killara is a locality within Killara.

Killara is an Aboriginal word meaning permanent or always there. The name of the suburb was chosen when the railway line opened in 1899. James George Edwards was a representative of the people who requested a station be built here. The suburb was established as a ‘Gentlemen’s suburb’, designed so that there would be no commercial ventures in the area. For this reason, the suburb has very few shops in the original development.

Killara railway station is on the North Shore Line of the City Rail network. The Pacific Highway is the main road through Killara. Churches in the suburb comprise St Martin’s Anglican Church, and Killara Uniting Church on Karranga Avenue.

The Swain Gardens were donated to Ku-ring-gai Council by Mr Swain, a Sydney bookseller, in the 1920s, and are today maintained by the council and volunteers. The gardens have been listed by the National Trust of Australia.

Killara is served by two top ranking public primary schools, Killara Public School and Beaumont Road Public School. The suburb is also home to Killara High School, the highest performing non-selective government secondary school in the state of New South Wales.

Commercial developments are located along the length of the Pacific Highway, including the Greengate Hotel. A small group of shops are located on Marian Street, close to Killara railway station;the Marian Street Theatre is located opposite.

The majority of residential properties are built in the Federation and Californian Bungalow styles, although the suburb includes many other styles.

The Harry and Penelope Seidler House at 13 Kalang Avenue was designed by Harry and Penelope Seidler. The 1960s-era modern-design home, constructed with reinforced masonry walls, concrete floors and roof, rubble-stone retaining walls and fireplace, won the Wilkinson Award in 1967.

For federal elections, Killara lies in the electorate of Bradfield, currently represented by Paul Fletcher. For state elections, Killara falls under the state electoral districts of Davidson and Ku-ring-gai. Kuring-gai is represented by Barry O’Farrell, also the current Premier of New South Wales. The member for Davidson is Jonathan O’Dea. In terms of local government, Killara is part of the Ku-ring-gai municipal council.

In the 2006 Australian census, the total population of Killara was 8,974 people;46.5 percent were male and 53.5 percent were female. The number of residents born in Australia was 64.5 percent. Of those born overseas, the most common countries were the United Kingdom , Hong Kong , China , New Zealand , and South Korea . In Killara, 77.5 percent only speak English, with other commons languages spoken including Cantonese , Mandarin , Korean , and Japanese . The largest religious affiliation was Anglican , followed by Catholicism , “no religion” , Uniting Church , and Judaism . Of persons aged 15 years and over, 59.7% were married, 27.3% never married, 5.7% separated or divorced and 7.3% widowed.

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