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QLD · Bundaberg Council
Kalkie, 4670
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,034
Growth (1 yr)
-0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.8%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,599/wk
Employment rate
56.7%
Languages at home
8.7%non-English
Most common: Malayalam, Bengali, Afrikaans
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Kalkie is a regional mid-sized suburb in Bundaberg Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Brisbane. Neighbouring centres cover more of the weekly rhythm than the distant capital does. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street.
Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Desirability lands around average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with schools and education, plus safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Kalkie snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$620/wk
Population (ERP)
3,034
-0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#59
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
47th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
2nd
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
58th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 50.0/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 31% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2171st in Australia
- State rank
- 469th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #59 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #149 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 73%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $620
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
3,034(June 2025)
-0.0% annual · +3.8% over 5 years · 2th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +3.8%
- Change in 1 year
- -1
- Change in 5 years
- +110
- Growth rank in QLD
- 2th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~3,150), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,968
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,599
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 70 of 1,132
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,502
- Employment rate
- 56.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 986 / 36 / 43
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 127
- Against the person
- 23
- Against property
- 62
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 41.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 129 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -11.2%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences594
- Good Order Offences314
- Other Property Damage326
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)1023
- Traffic And Related Offences494
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,030.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 58th
School list
- St Luke's Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1089 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 1,090 students · Top SEA quarter 37% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Kalkie State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 322 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Impact Community ACADEMYSecondary · Independent · 14 students · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- St Luke's Anglican School Early Learning Centrekindergarten
- childcarechildcare
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
64 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 places of worship · 3 playgrounds · 2 sports centres
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 6/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.34
Community(6)
- Childcare (2)
- St Luke's Anglican School Early Learning CentreKindergarten
- Kalkie State SchoolSchool
- St Luke's Anglican SchoolSchool
- St Luke's Anglican SchoolSchool
4 Mezger Street
Sport & outdoors(9)
- GL Miles ParkPark
- Playground (3)
- Sports centre (2)
- CricketSports field
- Multi CourtSports field
- Sports field
Transport(4)
4 bus stops
Other(12)
- Bench
- Tuck ShopClothes
- Uniform ShopClothes
- Parking (22)
- ChapelPlace of worship
- DreamcentrePlace of worship
- Public toilets
- Covered AreaShelter
- Lower PrimaryShelter
- Shelter (13)
- Meilene Residential Aged Care Home | Anglicare Southern QueenslandSocial Facility
- Sports Hall
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- GL Miles ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Chapel
- Dreamcentre
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Friendly Society Private Hospital (5.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 137
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 45.2
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 30° / 21°
- Rainfall
- 401 mm · ~50 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 232 mm · ~29 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 108 mm · ~14 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 207 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- RoadworksTelegraph Road26 Jul 2026 – 01 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Kalkie State SchoolState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Hinkler
- Member of Parliament
- David BATT (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 127,702
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 56.3%Labor 43.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.1 km away).
Coalition 54.9%Labor 45.1%
1.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- KalkieLabor 41.3% · Coalition 58.7% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- Bundaberg EastLabor 46.4% · Coalition 53.6% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
- KepnockLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
- Bundaberg SouthLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
- Bundaberg North (Hinkler)Labor 47.0% · Coalition 53.0% TPP (2025)4.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Bundaberg Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.