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QLD · South Burnett Council
Kingaroy, 4610
Est. population · Jun 2025
11,082
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.5%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,244/wk
Employment rate
52.5%
Languages at home
5.7%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Afrikaans, Filipino
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Kingaroy sits in South Burnett Council as a regional established suburb that feels self-contained and a long way from big-city bustle. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. Everyday shopping is a local strength, with enough shops and services to cover most weekly needs close to home.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Crime reports are up on the previous period. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Among similar regional towns, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with schools and education, plus community and employment the standout strengths.
At a glance
Kingaroy snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$510/wk
Population (ERP)
11,082
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
9.3%
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
#15
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
76th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
29th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
31st
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
- 61.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 14% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 920th in Australia
- State rank
- 201st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #15 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #34 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $510
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
11,082(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +4.5% over 5 years · 29th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +4.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +60
- Change in 5 years
- +480
- Growth rank in QLD
- 29th 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 (~11,450), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 10,266
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,244
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 399 of 4,294
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Employment rate
- 52.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3,346 / 184 / 343 (+ 17 other)
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)
- 732
- Against the person
- 146
- Against property
- 304
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 66.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 70 residents
- State safety percentile
- 75.5th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +13.9%
Most common offence types
- Drug Offences183
- Good Order Offences112
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)170
- Traffic And Related Offences176
- Unlawful Entry102
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
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 963
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 31th
School list
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 984 · 39th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 288 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Kingaroy State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 908 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 325 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Kingaroy State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 942 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 946 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- St John's Lutheran SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1010 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 692 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.8 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
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
211 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
7 restaurants · 8 cafes · 4 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 6 fast food · 2 bakeries · 2 libraries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Good local dining options — 27 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 27 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Good everyday shopping nearby — 7 shops and services
- Walkability proxy
- 75/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.78
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 2.63
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.63
Food & drink(27)
- Brumby's BakeriesBakery
- Original Kingaroy BakeryBakery
120 Kingaroy Street
- Bakers HavenCafe
- Busy BeeCafe
- Cafe (3)
- Glendon Street CafeCafe
- Hunter Gatherer TraderCafe
- Utopia CafeCafe
- Donut KingFast food
- Healthy TakeawayFast food
- KFC KingaroyFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Wendy'sFast food
- Carrollee HotelPub
- Club HotelPub
- Kingaroy Hotel MotelPub
- The Commercial HotelPub
- Asian Gourmett Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
- Aussies PizzaRestaurant
- Kingaroy RSLRestaurant
- Mel's Diner and TakeawayRestaurant
- Restaurant
- Spice GardenRestaurant
- Sugar N SpiceRestaurant
Unit 7 193 Haly Street, Kingaroy
Shopping(10)
- Kingaroy ButcheryButcher
- Martoo MeatsButcher
- Moonya Street StoreConvenience store
12 Moonya Street
- Anderson's Fruit MarketGreengrocer
- ALDISupermarket
73-81 Youngman Street
- Supermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(6)
- The Salvation ArmyCommunity centre
- Library
- T. J. O'Neill Memorial LibraryLibrary
- Kingaroy State SchoolSchool
- Saint Marys Catholic CollegeSchool
- Kingaroy Town HallTownhall
Health & services(14)
- David Kenny DentistDentist
- Dentist
- South Burnett Dental GroupDentist
58 Edward Street
- Hospital
- Kingaroy HospitalHospital
- Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community HospitalHospital
- Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community HospitalHospital
31 Markwell Street
- Bunya Pines Family PracticeMedical clinic
219A Haly Street
- South Burnett PodiatryMedical clinic
- Blooms The ChemistPharmacy
- Discount Drug StoresPharmacy
193 Kingaroy Street
- Pharmacy
- Barambah Veterinary SurgeryVeterinary
Haly Street
- Vet Animal CentreVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(20)
- Kingaroy FitnessGym
- My Wellness BarGym
- Apex ParkPark
- Belle Street ParkPark
- Carinya ParkPark
- Carroll Nature AreaPark
- Carroll ParkPark
- CTC Youth ParkPark
- Kingaroy Memorial ParkPark
- O'Neil SquarePark
- Park (4)
- Roger Nunn PlacePark
- Rotary ParkPark
- Playground (2)
- Sports field
- Kingaroy Public Swimming PoolSwimming pool
Entertainment(3)
- Kingaroy Satellite CinemaCinema
- Heritage MuseumMuseum
- Viewpoint
Transport(3)
3 bus stops
Other(103)
- Aussie Pork SuppliersAgrarian
219 Kingaroy Street
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- Fleet StreetAlcohol
- Kingaroy Art GalleryArtwork
- ATM
- ANZBank
19 Alford Street
- BOQBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
208-214 Kingaroy Street
- HeritageBank
- NABBank
206 Kingaroy Street
- WestpacBank
21 Alford Street
- Bbq
- Earthtones Beauty TherapyBeauty salon
Unit 3 26 King Street
- Bench (6)
- Bicycle Parking
- Collins BooksellersBooks
- RepcoCar Parts
- Supercheap AutoCar Parts
- G&M Auto ServicingCar repair
- Car wash
- Kingaroy Vital HealthCentre
161 Haly Street
- Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceCharity
- The Salvation ArmyCharity
- VinniesCharity
- Best & LessClothes
- Coppard's MenswearClothes
211-217 Kingaroy Street
- Just JeansClothes
- CyonicComputer
101 Kingaroy Street
- Reddy ExpressConvenience;Gas
- Big WDepartment Store
- Pomfrets Harware and PlumbingDoityourself
- Knights Dry CleaningDry Cleaning
179 Kingaroy Street
- StanwellEV charging
- FramedFrame
- Kingaroy Garden CentreGarden Centre
- Tobacco Station & Options GiftGift
- Amiche's Hair SalonHairdresser
157 Haly Street
- Hairdresser
- Tooley's BarbershopHairdresser
- South Burnett HearingHearing Aids
- Hotel
- Kingaroy Information Art and Heritage PrecinctInformation
- Kingaroy Visitor Information CentreInformation
- Elray JewellersJewelry
- Thorpes JewellersJewelry
- Laundry
- Kingaroy ShoppingworldMall
- Kingaroy Home Aids & First Aid TrainingMobility Scooter;Medical Supply
159 Kingaroy Street
- Kingaroy Burke and Wills Motor InnMotel
- Pioneer Lodge MotelMotel
- Room MotelsMotel
- Y Motels KingaroyMotel
175 Youngman Street, Kingaroy
- Kingaroy MotorcyclesMotorcycle
- Motorcycle
- Musician's OasisMusic
- SanityMusic
- Carroll Nature Area SouthNature Reserve
- Paint PlacePaint
- Parking (20)
- South Burnett Regional CouncilParking
- South Burnett Shire CouncilParking
- BPPetrol station
- LibertyPetrol station
- Petrol station
- Shell —- ClosedPetrol station
- Place of worship (3)
- St John's Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
- Police
- Post Box
- Australia PostPost office
- Downtown Community HealthPublic Building
- Kingaroy CentrelinkPublic Building
- Public Building (2)
- Public toilets
- QML PathologySample Collection
- Inverlaw CourtShelter
- Burtons ShoesShoes
- Bunya CareSocial Facility
- CentacareSocial Facility
- Orana Retiremen Living and Aged CareSocial Facility
- SportsOneSports
Alford Street
- Stadium
- Kingaroy Office CentralStationery
163 Haly Street
- Office NationalStationery
- Macquarie Regional RadioStudio
- Studio JStudio
- Taxi
- Telephone (2)
- TelstraTelephone
- Master Tobacconist & GiftsTobacco;Gift
- ToyworldToys
- Home Butcher SuppliesTrade
- Kingaroy Plumbing WorksTrade
- TyrepowerTyres
- Vacant
- PricebustersVariety Store
- Wayne's WorldVariety Store
- Waste Basket
- Gel BlastersWeapons
- South Burnett Window TintingWindow Tinting
- Aesthetics by KWYes
- Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal & Islander Community Controlled Health ServicesYes
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
20 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Adermann ParkPark
- Apex ParkPark
- Belle Street ParkPark
- Carew ParkPark
- Carinya ParkPark
- Caroline Green Carawatha Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Carroll Nature AreaPark
- Carroll Nature Area SouthNature reserve
- Carroll ParkPark
- Cheer's TrianglePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 64
- Parks (OSM)
- 27
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
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Place of worship (3)
- St John's Lutheran Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 15
- Nearest hospital
- Kingaroy Hospital (0.2 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Blooms The ChemistPharmacy
- Blooms The ChemistPharmacy
- Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal & Islander Community Controlled Health ServicesYes
- David Kenny DentistDentist
- DentistDentist
- Discount Drug StoresKingaroy StreetPharmacy
- HospitalHospital
- Kingaroy HospitalHospital
- Kingaroy HospitalHospital
- Kingaroy Vital HealthHaly StreetCentre
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)
- 469
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 42.3
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
- 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
- 31° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 356 mm · ~44 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 189 mm · ~24 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 109 mm · ~14 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 200 mm · ~25 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
5 heritage places
- Carroll CottageState heritage place
- Kingaroy Butter Factory (former)State heritage place
- Kingaroy Peanut SilosState heritage place
- Kingaroy Shire Council Chambers (former)State heritage place
- St Michael and All Angels ChurchState 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
- Maranoa
- Member of Parliament
- David LITTLEPROUD (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 115,520
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.8 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 74.0%Labor 26.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 23.5 km away).
Coalition 65.5%Labor 34.5%
8.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.5 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- KingaroyLabor 34.7% · Coalition 65.3% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- Kingaroy EastLabor 36.1% · Coalition 63.9% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- TaabingaLabor 33.8% · Coalition 66.2% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
- CoolabuniaLabor 27.9% · Coalition 72.1% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
- WooroolinLabor 9.8% · Coalition 90.2% TPP (2025)13.2 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)
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in South Burnett Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.