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Kenmore Hills, 4069

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,470

Growth (1 yr)

-0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.5%

Median age

47

Median income

$2,712/wk

Employment rate

55.2%

University qualified

48.8%

Work from home

33.6%

Languages at home

15.7%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, German, Tamil

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

62.1/100
Good

Top 5% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Hills
What Kenmore Hills is known for: High desirability, Hills

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Suburb profile

Kenmore Hills is a hills middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 62% above the peer median, and working from home is a very strong feature of the suburb, with working from home 85% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are weaker population growth and relatively limited childcare access, with population growth 90% below the peer median.

Overall, Kenmore Hills suits people prioritising lower crime and university qualifications over population growth.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (110)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Childcare access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Kenmore Hills compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$598/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

2,470

-0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.9%

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

#3

among Metro Brisbane · Mature

Crime rate

1st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

2nd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

13%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

96th

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
62.1/100 — Good
State standing
Top 5% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
326th in Australia
State rank
72nd in QLD
Peer rank
#3 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#54 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

2,470(June 2025)

-0.1% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 2th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.1%
5-year growth
+0.5%
Change in 1 year
-2
Change in 5 years
+13
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 (~2,450), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,448
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$2,712
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
58 of 838
Median monthly mortgage
$2,694
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$598
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
47.8% / 39% / 13.2%
Employment rate
55.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
33.6% / 2.6% / 49.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
684 / 31 / 64

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

48.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 6.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified48.8% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified9.6% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational6.9% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below34.7% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce22.5%
  • Society and culture15.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.4%
  • Health11.3%
  • Education11.1%
  • Natural and physical sciences7.7%
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)
$73,680

95th percentile in QLD · +25% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$81,537

97th percentile in QLD · +25% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
20.0%

100th percentile in QLD · +45% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$153,059

99th percentile in QLD · +142% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

34th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4069 — 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
24,036
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,711
Median net rent
-$302
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,067
Taxable income vs state median
+33%
Salary / wages vs state median
+34%
Rental investment vs state median
+82%
Super vs state median
+121%
Business income vs state median
-10%

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

15.7% speak a language other than English at home; 36.7% born overseas

Language at home
2,008 English only · 375 other
Non-English at home
15.7%
Born overseas
876 (36.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
18 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
2,173
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
17

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin38 · 28.6%
  • German14 · 10.5%
  • Tamil11 · 8.3%
  • Cantonese9 · 6.8%
  • Korean9 · 6.8%
  • Afrikaans8 · 6%
  • Spanish7 · 5.3%
  • Persian5 · 3.8%

Religion

49.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 49.1%, while 41% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion41%40.7%
Christianity49.1%45.7%
Hinduism2.4%1.3%
Other / not stated7.6%12.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic18.3%18.6%
Anglican14.5%11.3%
Uniting Church5.3%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.6%3.1%
Baptist2.5%1.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%2.1%

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 4069, 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)
27
Against the person
3
Against property
18
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
14.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 816 residents
State crime-rate percentile
1.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-9.8%

Most common offence types

  • Other Property Damage2
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)8
  • Unlawful Entry5
  • Traffic And Related Offences2
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle2

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
5
Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
1,158
Median ICSEA percentile
96th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Brookfield State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1164 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 453 students · Top SEA quarter 66% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Kenmore State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1110 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 1,973 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Chapel Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1171 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 772 students · Top SEA quarter 70% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Kenmore State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1158 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 520 students · Top SEA quarter 64% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1126 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 221 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Bardon SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Brookfield SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Chapel Hill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Indooroopilly SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kenmore SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kenmore 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

  • Kenmore Hills Early LearningBrookfield Roadkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

15 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bielby Rd at Bielby Rise
  • Brookfield Rd at Jacaranda Avenue, stop 43
  • Brookfield Rd at Jacaranda Avenue, stop 43
  • Greentrees Ave at Valleybrook
  • Jacaranda Ave at Greentrees West, stop 42a

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

40 mapped amenities

1 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 15 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
23/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.04
Everyday services(1)
  • Kenmore Distribution CentrePost office

    29 Brookfield Road

Community(3)
  • Kenmore Community CenterCommunity centre

    98 Brookfield Road

  • Kenmore Community HallCommunity centre
  • Kenmore Hills Early LearningKindergarten

    82 Brookfield Road, Kenmore Hills

Health & services(1)
  • Brookfield SurgeryMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(15)
  • BBQ
  • Moggill Creek BikewayCycling route
  • Drinking water (3)
  • Dryden Family ReservePark
  • Mirbelia Street ParkPark

    Mirbelia Street West, Kenmore Hills

  • Park
  • Park

    27 Mirbelia Street, Kenmore Hills

  • Park

    48 Advanx Street, Kenmore Hills

  • Playground (4)
  • Sports field
Transport(9)

9 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Bench
  • Parking (4)
  • Brookfield Centre for Christian SpiritualityPlace of worship
  • Post Box (2)
  • eWaste ConnectionRecycling
  • Shelter
  • Blue Care Kenmore Aged Care FacilitySocial Facility

    129 Brookfield Road

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

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Dryden Family ReservePark
  • Mirbelia Street ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.6%
Woodland / forest cover
3.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
9
Parks (OSM)
5
Typical summer maximum
28°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

  • Brookfield Centre for Christian Spirituality

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Westside Private Hospital (5.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
122

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

  • Brookfield SurgeryGP
Aged-care services
  • Blue Care Kenmore Aged Care FacilityKENMORE HILLSResidential

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)
49
Participants per 1,000 residents
19.8

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
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 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
Ryan
Member of Parliament
Elizabeth WATSON-BROWN (The Greens)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
114,860
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.7 km away).

Coalition 46.4%Labor 53.6%

4.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BrookfieldLabor 43.8% · Coalition 56.2% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Chapel HillLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • KenmoreLabor 56.6% · Coalition 43.4% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Chapel Hill SouthLabor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • Kenmore SouthLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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

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