Killarney Heights, New South Wales facts for kids

Killarney Heights is a suburb in Northern Sydney, Australia. It's located right on Middle Harbour in the state of New South Wales. Killarney Heights is about 12 kilometres north-east of the main Sydney central business district (CBD). It's part of the Northern Beaches Council area and is often called 'The Forest' because it's in the Forest District.

This suburb offers amazing views of Middle Harbour from some spots. It's on a piece of land surrounded by water. To the south-west, you'll find Middle Harbour near Roseville Chase, and to the east is Bantry Bay. The beautiful Garigal National Park is also right next to its eastern border.

Schools in Killarney Heights

Killarney Heights is home to two schools, with many others nearby.

Killarney Heights Primary School

This primary school is located across the road from Killarney Heights Oval. It's well-known for its special English-French bilingual program. This program has made the area popular with French-speaking families. There's also a preschool very close by.

Killarney Heights High School

Killarney Heights High School is right next to the oval. It's a co-educational school, meaning both boys and girls attend. The high school also has a strong connection to French culture, likely due to the primary school's program. It's known for helping students achieve high academic results and offers many different activities outside of regular classes.

Getting Around Killarney Heights

You can reach Killarney Heights by road using Warringah Road. This road connects to the Roseville Bridge, Spit Bridge, and Wakehurst Parkway. It usually takes about 20 minutes to get to the city from Killarney Heights when traffic is light.

The main way to get around using public transport is by bus. The bus company CDC NSW provides services through Killarney Heights. You can catch buses to and from nearby places like Forestville, the Sydney CBD, and Chatswood.

History of Killarney Heights

Before the first European settlers arrived, the land where Killarney Heights now stands was home to the Aboriginal Cadigal people. The suburb's name comes from a town called Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.

Killarney Heights was originally part of Forestville. The area started to be developed in the 1950s. It was known as South Forestville and Heidelberg back then. A lot of building happened in the early 1960s, especially east of Starkey Street, thanks to a company called LJ Hooker. This was before the second Roseville Bridge was finished in 1966. The land west of Starkey Street used to be owned by the government.

The Killarney Heights Post Office opened in 1965 but closed in 1987.

Special Places in Killarney Heights

Killarney Heights has several sites that are important for their history. These are called heritage-listed sites. They include:

• Bantry Bay Explosives Depot
• Killarney Picnic Grounds
• Flat Rock Landing
• Soldiers Rock Landing
• Bantry Bay Reservoir
• Timber Getters Picnic Spot
• Old Bullock Track

Who Lives in Killarney Heights?

According to the 2016 Census, there were 4,469 people living in Killarney Heights.

• Most people (63.3%) were born in Australia.
• Other common birthplaces included England (6.4%), China (3.7%), and Hong Kong (2.2%).
• English was the main language spoken at home for 72.0% of residents.
• Other languages spoken at home included French (5.6%), Cantonese (4.1%), Mandarin (3.9%), and Armenian (2.5%).
• When it came to religion, 36.0% said they had no religion, 20.7% were Catholic, and 17.2% were Anglican.