Ashfield vs Kalkie

Ashfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 40 in Kalkie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ashfield, most households are couple families. In Kalkie, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ashfield: a median of $868,000, against $773,000 in Kalkie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ashfield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kalkie suits older residents.

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

Ashfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Kalkie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($773,000 vs $867,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kalkie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $393/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ashfield sits closer to the CBD (361.2 km vs 363.2 km)
  • Kalkie is more walkable (34/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kalkie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Ashfield is growing faster (45.3% vs 10.3%)
  • Kalkie returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ashfield Kalkie
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.

Ashfield Kalkie
Walkability 17 / 34
Ashfield — Walkability: 17/100 Kalkie — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 71 / 64
Ashfield — Safety: 71/100 Kalkie — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ashfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kalkie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kalkie has more residents (2,968 vs 1,152); Ashfield has higher household incomes ($120,380 vs $83,148).

Ashfield Kalkie
Population 1,152 2,968
+158% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.3% +10.3%
Median age 32 40
Median household income $120,380/yr
+31% vs other
 $83,148/yr
Median weekly rent $393/wk
+21% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashfield Kalkie
0-4 7.6% / 6.2%
Ashfield — 0-4: 7.6% Kalkie — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 16.9% / 13.9%
Ashfield — 5-14: 16.9% Kalkie — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 5.2% / 6.9%
Ashfield — 15-19: 5.2% Kalkie — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.3% / 5.4%
Ashfield — 20-24: 4.3% Kalkie — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 19.1% / 11.8%
Ashfield — 25-34: 19.1% Kalkie — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 15.8% / 11.5%
Ashfield — 35-44: 15.8% Kalkie — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 9.5% / 12.9%
Ashfield — 45-54: 9.5% Kalkie — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 8.6% / 9.7%
Ashfield — 55-64: 8.6% Kalkie — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 7.7% / 11.7%
Ashfield — 65-74: 7.7% Kalkie — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 3.6% / 7.2%
Ashfield — 75-84: 3.6% Kalkie — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 0.5% / 2.8%
Ashfield — 85+: 0.5% Kalkie — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashfield 69.6% couple families
Ashfield — Couple Families: 69.6% Ashfield — Lone Person: 14.8% Ashfield — One Parent Families: 11.7% Ashfield — Group Household: 3.9% Ashfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Kalkie 48.9% couple families
Kalkie — Couple Families: 48.9% Kalkie — Lone Person: 27.4% Kalkie — One Parent Families: 18.9% Kalkie — Group Household: 3.6% Kalkie — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashfield 15.8% renting
Ashfield — Owned Outright: 33.1% Ashfield — Mortgage: 51.1% Ashfield — Renting: 15.8%
Kalkie 25.0% renting
Kalkie — Owned Outright: 35.6% Kalkie — Mortgage: 39.4% Kalkie — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ashfield Kalkie
Certificate III & IV 13.1% / 18.0%
Ashfield — Certificate III & IV: 13.1% Kalkie — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 9.0%
Ashfield — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Kalkie — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 5.7%
Ashfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Kalkie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 1.8%
Ashfield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Kalkie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.3%
Ashfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Kalkie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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.

Ashfield Kalkie
England 2.4% / 2.0%
Ashfield — England: 2.4% Kalkie — England: 2.0%
India 2.3% / 1.4%
Ashfield — India: 2.3% Kalkie — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.2%
Ashfield — New Zealand: 1.6% Kalkie — New Zealand: 1.2%
Taiwan 2.7% / —
Ashfield — Taiwan: 2.7% Kalkie — Taiwan: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.6% / 0.5%
Ashfield — Vietnam: 1.6% Kalkie — Vietnam: 0.5%
Philippines 1.2% / 0.9%
Ashfield — Philippines: 1.2% Kalkie — Philippines: 0.9%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Ashfield — South Africa: not among its largest Kalkie — South Africa: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashfield 99.1% houses
Ashfield — Houses: 99.1% Ashfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Ashfield — Townhouses: 0.0%
Kalkie 92.7% houses
Kalkie — Houses: 92.7% Kalkie — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Kalkie — Townhouses: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ashfield Kalkie
Median house price $867,500 $773,000
Median unit price — $515,000
Median land price $319,000 $352,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 5 sales
 40 days
from 19 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ashfield Kalkie
Houses 3.8%
$715/wk on $985K
 4.3%
$665/wk on $807K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ashfield Kalkie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Kalkie is more walkable (34 vs 17); Ashfield scores higher overall (64 vs 57).

Ashfield Kalkie
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 57/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ashfield Kalkie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
36/100
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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Ashfield Kalkie
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Ashfield

  • Bundaberg Christian College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Kalkie

  • St Luke's Anglican School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Kalkie State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ashfield Kalkie
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Kalkie sits further from the CBD (363.2 km vs 361.2 km).

Ashfield Kalkie
Walkability score 17/100 34/100
Distance to Brisbane 361.2 km 363.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 253 min 254 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.

Ashfield Kalkie
Car (driver) 75.4% / 87.2%
Ashfield — Car (driver): 75.4% Kalkie — Car (driver): 87.2%
Car (passenger) 13.2% / 5.7%
Ashfield — Car (passenger): 13.2% Kalkie — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home 6.5% / 5.0%
Ashfield — Worked from Home: 6.5% Kalkie — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Bus 2.9% / 0.8%
Ashfield — Bus: 2.9% Kalkie — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.1%
Ashfield — Walked Only: 0.8% Kalkie — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bicycle 1.2% / 0.3%
Ashfield — Bicycle: 1.2% Kalkie — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Ashfield Kalkie
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.7 km 7.8 km

NBN connectivity

Ashfield Kalkie
Connectivity score 77/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
460 premises
 43%
1,245 premises

Climate

Ashfield Kalkie
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)

Ashfield Kalkie
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ashfield Kalkie
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashfield Kalkie
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashfield Kalkie
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashfield

Acreage Family

Kalkie

Acreage

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