Alloway vs Kinkuna

Alloway is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Kinkuna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alloway, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Alloway tends to suit couples.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Alloway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kinkuna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $253/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Alloway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (243 min vs 258 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (351.1 km vs 359 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Alloway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.4% vs -5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alloway and Kinkuna drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alloway Kinkuna
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Alloway Kinkuna
Walkability 0 / 0
Alloway — Walkability: 0/100 Kinkuna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 10
Alloway — Safety: 18/100 Kinkuna — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 64 / 37
Alloway — Low fire risk: 64/100 Kinkuna — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Alloway has more residents (488 vs 105); Alloway rents higher ($253/wk vs $200/wk).

Alloway Kinkuna
Population 488
+78% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.4% -5.4%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $73,840/yr
+10% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $253/wk
+21% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alloway Kinkuna
0-4 4.3% / —
Alloway — 0-4: 4.3% Kinkuna — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.7% / 11.4%
Alloway — 5-14: 11.7% Kinkuna — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 7.4% / 10.5%
Alloway — 15-19: 7.4% Kinkuna — 15-19: 10.5%
20-24 6.1% / 4.8%
Alloway — 20-24: 6.1% Kinkuna — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 11.5% / 4.8%
Alloway — 25-34: 11.5% Kinkuna — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 8.8% / 11.4%
Alloway — 35-44: 8.8% Kinkuna — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 17.4% / 19.0%
Alloway — 45-54: 17.4% Kinkuna — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 18.0% / 29.5%
Alloway — 55-64: 18.0% Kinkuna — 55-64: 29.5%
65-74 10.0% / 5.7%
Alloway — 65-74: 10.0% Kinkuna — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 4.3% / 3.8%
Alloway — 75-84: 4.3% Kinkuna — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.0% / 2.9%
Alloway — 85+: 2.0% Kinkuna — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alloway 50.0% couple families
Alloway — Couple Families: 50.0% Alloway — Lone Person: 31.0% Alloway — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Kinkuna 38.7% couple families
Kinkuna — Couple Families: 38.7% Kinkuna — Lone Person: 38.7% Kinkuna — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alloway 25.5% renting
Alloway — Owned Outright: 43.3% Alloway — Mortgage: 31.2% Alloway — Renting: 25.5%
Kinkuna 30.2% renting
Kinkuna — Owned Outright: 32.6% Kinkuna — Mortgage: 37.2% Kinkuna — Renting: 30.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alloway Kinkuna
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 12.4%
Alloway — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Kinkuna — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 7.6%
Alloway — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Kinkuna — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / —
Alloway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Kinkuna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Alloway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kinkuna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Alloway Kinkuna
New Zealand 1.8% / 3.8%
Alloway — New Zealand: 1.8% Kinkuna — New Zealand: 3.8%
Vietnam 1.4% / 2.9%
Alloway — Vietnam: 1.4% Kinkuna — Vietnam: 2.9%
Italy 1.6% / —
Alloway — Italy: 1.6% Kinkuna — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Alloway — Philippines: 0.8% Kinkuna — Philippines: not among its largest
England 0.6% / —
Alloway — England: 0.6% Kinkuna — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alloway 100.0% houses
Alloway — Houses: 100.0% Alloway — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kinkuna 95.5% houses
Kinkuna — Houses: 95.5% Kinkuna — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alloway Kinkuna
Median house price $595,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Alloway Kinkuna
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Alloway Kinkuna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 38% 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 58% of QLD

Liveability

Alloway Kinkuna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kinkuna carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 36).

Alloway Kinkuna
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
90/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
83/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Alloway Kinkuna
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 Kinkuna

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Alloway Kinkuna
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 13 4

Mobility

Kinkuna sits further from the CBD (359 km vs 351.1 km).

Alloway Kinkuna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 351.1 km 359 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 243 min 258 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.

Alloway Kinkuna
Car (driver) 69.5% / 59.1%
Alloway — Car (driver): 69.5% Kinkuna — Car (driver): 59.1%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 20.5%
Alloway — Worked from Home: 14.1% Kinkuna — Worked from Home: 20.5%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 11.4%
Alloway — Car (passenger): 6.6% Kinkuna — Car (passenger): 11.4%
Walked Only 8.0% / 9.1%
Alloway — Walked Only: 8.0% Kinkuna — Walked Only: 9.1%
Bicycle 1.9% / —
Alloway — Bicycle: 1.9% Kinkuna — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).

Setting

Alloway Kinkuna
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.9 km 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

Alloway Kinkuna
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
210 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Alloway Kinkuna
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 Kinkuna
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Alloway Kinkuna
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Alloway Kinkuna
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 Kinkuna
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alloway

Rural

Kinkuna

Rural

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