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QLD · Rockhampton Council

Kawana, 4701

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,819

Growth (1 yr)

+2.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+10.6%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,327/wk

Employment rate

52.6%

University qualified

11.6%

Work from home

2.6%

Languages at home

8%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Tagalog, Nepali

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

33.1/100
Below average

1223rd in QLD

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Port & industry
What Kawana is known for: Green suburb, Port & industry

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Suburb profile

Kawana is an industrial and port town in Queensland, in Rockhampton Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It has an industrial and port economy.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked industrial and port towns. Local amenities are a relative strength. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 16% below the peer median. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 68% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and lower school ICSEA scores.

Kawana is a better fit for people who value walkability and local amenities more than peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Industrial or port town · compared with industrial and port towns in Queensland (230)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4701 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Industrial and port economy

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Kawana compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$470/wk

Population (ERP)

4,819

+2.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.0%

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

#161

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

88th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

82nd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

39%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

13th

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
33.1/100 — Below average
National rank
5969th in Australia
State rank
1223rd in QLD
Peer rank
#161 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#727 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
88%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$470

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

4,819(June 2025)

+2.3% annual · +10.6% over 5 years · 82th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.3%
5-year growth
+10.6%
Change in 1 year
+107
Change in 5 years
+460
Growth rank in QLD
82th 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 (~5,150), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,434
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,327
Dwelling vacancy
8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
140 of 1,750
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$255
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
27.7% / 33.4% / 38.9%
Employment rate
52.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
2.6% / 1.3% / 81.4%
Walked or cycled to work
2.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,374 / 192 / 33

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

11.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 20.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.6% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified5.5% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational20.7% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below62.1% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies22.1%
  • Management and commerce17.6%
  • Society and culture16.2%
  • Health12.8%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.7%
  • Education8.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$61,748

75th percentile in QLD · +5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,058

71st percentile in QLD · +2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
8.0%

17th percentile in QLD · -42% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$71,839

56th percentile in QLD · +13% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

12th percentile in QLD · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4701 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
26,566
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,046
Median net rent
-$502
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,742
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-27%
Super vs state median
+4%
Business income vs state median
-30%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

8% speak a language other than English at home; 12.2% born overseas

Language at home
3,750 English only · 327 other
Non-English at home
8%
Born overseas
498 (12.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
415 (9.4%)
Australian citizens
3,861
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
11

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin24 · 20.7%
  • Tagalog19 · 16.4%
  • Nepali18 · 15.5%
  • Portuguese18 · 15.5%
  • Vietnamese9 · 7.8%
  • French6 · 5.2%
  • Filipino5 · 4.3%
  • Korean5 · 4.3%

Religion

48.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.8%, while 38.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion38.1%40.7%
Christianity48.8%45.7%
Other / not stated13.1%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.3%18.6%
Anglican11.8%11.3%
Uniting Church5.1%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.7%3.1%
Baptist2.7%1.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.5%2.1%
Pentecostal2.3%1.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4701, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
481
Against the person
88
Against property
223
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
133.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 50 residents
State crime-rate percentile
87.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-1.7%

Most common offence types

  • Assault39
  • Drug Offences91
  • Good Order Offences39
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)117
  • Traffic And Related Offences49

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
910
Median ICSEA percentile
13th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Glenmore State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 841 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 351 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Glenmore State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 910 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 646 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Heights CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1009 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 1,040 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Glenmore SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Glenmore SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Park Avenue SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Rockhampton SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • The Hall SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

125 mapped amenities

1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 4 sports centres · 3 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 14 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
33/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.23
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.71
Food & drink(1)
  • Fast food
Shopping(3)
  • Richardson Rd CellarsBottle shop

    Unit 4 305 Richardson Road, Kawana

  • Cal's Snack BarConvenience store
  • FoodworksSupermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • ATM
Community(5)
  • Kindergarten
  • Glenmore PreSchoolSchool
  • Glenmore Primary SchoolSchool

    241-259 Farm Street

  • Glenmore State High SchoolSchool

    261-269 Farm Street, Kawana

  • Heights CollegeSchool
Sport & outdoors(25)
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Gym
  • Carara ParkPark

    Carara Drive

  • Farm Street ParkPark
  • John Ritter ParkPark
  • Old Jim Lindley ParkPark
  • Stenlake ParkPark
  • Tom Brady ParkPark

    Hinchcliff Street

  • Underwood ParkPark

    Hollinngworth Street

  • Zervos ParkPark
  • Playground (2)
  • Public toilets
  • Rockhampton Sports ArenaSports centre

    37 Hollingsworth Street

  • Scottvale Park Squash & Leisure CentreSports centre

    271 Richardson Road

  • Sports centre (2)
  • First OvalSports field
  • Second Oval HangarSports field
  • Sports field
  • Third OvalSports field
  • Swimming pool (3)
Entertainment(1)
  • Mike Maher CentreTheatre
Transport(4)

4 bus stops

Other(29)
  • Artwork
  • Bench (11)
  • Oval Bus ZoneBus Station
  • YAC Bus ZoneBus Station;Car Pooling
  • FotonCar
  • GMSVCar
  • Lawrence's SuzukiCar
  • Lawrences Motor GroupCar

    327 Richardson Road

  • MahindraCar
  • PeugeotCar
  • HoldenCar repair
  • PeugeotCar repair
  • SuzukiCar repair
  • The Hydraulic ShopCar repair

    1-3 Werribee Street, Kawana

  • Dressing Room
  • Agriculture GardenGarden
  • Garden
  • Parking (34)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Ananda Buddhist CentrePlace of worship

    Hinchcliff Street

  • Post Box
  • The Refund Station (Kawana)Recycling

    306 Alexandra Street, Kawana

  • Shelter (7)
  • Shower
  • Alexandra Gardens PresCareSocial Facility

    20 Withers Street, Kawana

  • Carinity ShalomSocial Facility

    121 Maloney Street, Kawana

  • Track (7)
  • BSCTrade
  • Bunnings TradeTrade

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

4 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Glenmore Bulls Australian Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

  • North Rockhampton Golf Club

    Golf

  • North Rockhampton Golf Club

    Golf

  • Rockhampton BMX Club

    Bmx

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

12 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bruigom ParkPark
  • Carara ParkPark
  • Dorothy Ball ParkPark
  • Ergon Clean Energy ParkPark
  • Farm Street ParkPark
  • John Ritter ParkPark
  • Old Jim Lindley ParkPark
  • Stenlake ParkPark
  • Tom Brady ParkPark
  • Underwood ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
3.2%
Woodland / forest cover
0.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
18
Parks (OSM)
12
Typical summer maximum
32°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Ananda Buddhist Centre

    Hinchcliff Street

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Hillcrest Private Hospital (4.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
3
Residential aged-care places
159

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Aged-care services
  • Carinity ShalomKAWANAResidential
  • PresCare - Alexandra GardensROCKHAMPTON DCResidential
  • PresCare Community Care - Fitzroy CACPKAWANAHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
228
Participants per 1,000 residents
47.3

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

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
32° / 22°
Rainfall
403 mm · ~50 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
24° / 11°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
29° / 17°
Rainfall
147 mm · ~18 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Capricornia
Member of Parliament
Michelle LANDRY (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
115,141
Turnout (2025)
88.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 55.8%Labor 44.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.5 km away).

Coalition 48.0%Labor 52.0%

7.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • KawanaLabor 53.1% · Coalition 46.9% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • Norman Gardens SouthLabor 49.0% · Coalition 51.0% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Park AvenueLabor 53.1% · Coalition 46.9% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • Norman Gardens NorthLabor 49.8% · Coalition 50.2% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • ParkhurstLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)3.1 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Rockhampton Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.