QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Kenilworth, QLD, 4552
Current weather
15.6°CClear sky
91% humidity · 0.7 km/h wind · 21.1° / 12.8° today · 1.4 mm rain
Desirability index
#673 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kenilworth is a small locality in the Sunshine Coast area, home to around 604 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 66 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-69%), roughly 109.3 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 604
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $1,187
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 33 of 278
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 56.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 0 / 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)
- 66
- Against the person
- 13
- Against property
- 30
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 109.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 46 residents
- State safety percentile
- 14.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -68.9%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences7
- Fraud9
- Other Property Damage8
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)10
- Traffic And Related Offences14
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
- 983
- Kenilworth State Community CollegePrimary
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
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Charles Street ParkPark
- Fig Tree WalkPark
- Gumnut Park Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Isaac Moore ParkPark
- Kenilworth Bluff Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Kenilworth Town ParkPark
- Phillip Street ParkPark
- Walter Cummings ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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
- Kenilworth HomesteadState 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)
- 23
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
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
- 6.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #673 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Kenilworth HomesteadheritageState heritage place
- Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Charles Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Fig Tree Walkgovernmentpark
- Gumnut Park Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
- Isaac Moore Parkgovernmentpark
- Kenilworth Bluff Nature Refugegovernmentnature_reserve
- Kenilworth Town Parkgovernmentpark
- Phillip Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Walter Cummings Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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