QLD · Tablelands Council
Kairi, QLD, 4872
Current weather
15.6°COvercast
100% humidity · 9.4 km/h wind · 21° / 14.6° today · 0.9 mm rain
Desirability index
#251 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kairi is a small locality in the Tablelands area, home to around 490 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 143 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-46%), roughly 291.8 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 490
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,454
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 33 of 212
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,354
- Employment rate
- 63.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 7 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 143
- Against the person
- 33
- Against property
- 69
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 291.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 15 residents
- State safety percentile
- 27.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -45.6%
Most common offence types
- Assault17
- Drug Offences17
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)26
- Traffic And Related Offences16
- Unlawful Entry17
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 940
- Kairi State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Kairi Community Recreation ParkPark
- Tolga & District Lions Club ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Kairi Maize SilosState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 40.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #251 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Kairi Maize SilosheritageState heritage place
- Kairi Community Recreation Parkgovernmentpark
- Tolga & District Lions Club Parkgovernmentpark
- Kairi State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime17
- Drug Offencescrime17
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime26
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime16
- Unlawful Entrycrime17
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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