Alloway vs Kensington
In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Alloway, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kensington: a median of $810,000, against $595,000 in Alloway. On these figures, Alloway tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kensington suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Alloway
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 71%)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Alloway
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 39%)
- has cheaper houses ($595,000 vs $810,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Alloway
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Alloway
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (351.1 km vs 354.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Alloway carries lower crime risk (82/100 vs 96/100)
- Kensington has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kensington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.9% vs -0.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alloway and Kensington drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Kensington has more residents (722 vs 488); Alloway has higher household incomes ($73,840 vs $50,544).
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 488 | 722 +48% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.4% | +26.9% |
| Median age | 45 | 47 |
| Median household income | $73,840/yr +32% vs other | $50,544/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $253/wk +1% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $595,000 | $810,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $549,250 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 78 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 16/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Alloway carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Kensington carries more crime risk (96 vs 82).
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | High 96/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Alloway
- Alloway State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Kensington
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 same for both | |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 13 | 9 |
Mobility
Kensington sits further from the CBD (354.6 km vs 351.1 km).
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 351.1 km | 354.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 243 min | 246 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4670 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 4670 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).
Setting
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 31 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.9 km | 15.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 47/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 210 premises | 17% 397 premises |
Climate
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 969 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.2°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alloway | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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