Avoca vs Kensington

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kensington: a median of $810,000, against $688,000 in Avoca, though rent is higher in Avoca. On these figures, Avoca tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Avoca

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 96/100)

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

First-home buyers

Avoca

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper houses ($687,500 vs $810,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kensington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $305/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

  • Avoca is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • Kensington sits closer to the CBD (354.6 km vs 356.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Avoca

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 96/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Kensington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.9% vs 0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Avoca 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.

Avoca Kensington
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.

Avoca Kensington
Walkability 51 / 0
Avoca — Walkability: 51/100 Kensington — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 4
Avoca — Safety: 31/100 Kensington — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Avoca — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kensington — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Avoca has more residents (4,912 vs 722); Avoca rents higher ($305/wk vs $250/wk).

Avoca Kensington
Population 4,912
+85% vs other
 722
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +26.9%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $60,788/yr
+17% vs other
 $50,544/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+18% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avoca Kensington
0-4 4.7% / 4.4%
Avoca — 0-4: 4.7% Kensington — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.7% / 11.5%
Avoca — 5-14: 11.7% Kensington — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.5% / 6.5%
Avoca — 15-19: 5.5% Kensington — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.5% / 6.2%
Avoca — 20-24: 5.5% Kensington — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.5% / 8.4%
Avoca — 25-34: 9.5% Kensington — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 9.9% / 10.0%
Avoca — 35-44: 9.9% Kensington — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 10.5% / 14.5%
Avoca — 45-54: 10.5% Kensington — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 11.3% / 14.1%
Avoca — 55-64: 11.3% Kensington — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 12.9% / 16.8%
Avoca — 65-74: 12.9% Kensington — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 12.5% / 6.0%
Avoca — 75-84: 12.5% Kensington — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 5.7% / 1.0%
Avoca — 85+: 5.7% Kensington — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avoca 44.9% lone person
Avoca — Lone Person: 44.9% Avoca — Couple Families: 31.8% Avoca — One Parent Families: 17.5% Avoca — Group Household: 4.1% Avoca — Other Families: 1.6%
Kensington 43.1% lone person
Kensington — Lone Person: 43.1% Kensington — Couple Families: 40.5% Kensington — One Parent Families: 11.8% Kensington — Group Household: 4.6% Kensington — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 24.7% renting
Avoca — Owned Outright: 44.6% Avoca — Mortgage: 30.7% Avoca — Renting: 24.7%
Kensington 21.4% renting
Kensington — Owned Outright: 48.9% Kensington — Mortgage: 29.8% Kensington — Renting: 21.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Avoca Kensington
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 18.3%
Avoca — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Kensington — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 4.6%
Avoca — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Kensington — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 3.9%
Avoca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Kensington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 0.8%
Avoca — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Kensington — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.4%
Avoca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kensington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

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.

Avoca Kensington
England 2.6% / 3.0%
Avoca — England: 2.6% Kensington — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.4%
Avoca — New Zealand: 1.8% Kensington — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.1%
Avoca — Philippines: 0.5% Kensington — Philippines: 1.1%
Fiji — / 1.0%
Avoca — Fiji: not among its largest Kensington — Fiji: 1.0%
Malaysia — / 0.8%
Avoca — Malaysia: not among its largest Kensington — Malaysia: 0.8%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Avoca — Scotland: 0.5% Kensington — Scotland: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Avoca — India: 0.5% Kensington — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avoca 77.3% houses
Avoca — Houses: 77.3% Avoca — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Avoca — Townhouses: 21.8%
Kensington 70.6% houses
Kensington — Houses: 70.6% Kensington — Flats / Apartments: 29.4% Kensington — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Avoca Kensington
Median house price $687,500 $810,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $549,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 26 sales
 78 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Avoca Kensington
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.

Avoca Kensington
Houses 4.7%
$660/wk on $734K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Avoca Kensington
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% 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 77% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of QLD —

Liveability

Avoca is more walkable (51 vs 0); Avoca scores higher overall (42 vs 16).

Avoca Kensington
Grade C D
Score 42/100 16/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kensington carries more crime risk (96 vs 69).

Avoca Kensington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Avoca Kensington
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Avoca

  • Avoca State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Kensington

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

Amenities in the suburb

Avoca Kensington
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 5 9

Mobility

Avoca sits further from the CBD (356.9 km vs 354.6 km).

Avoca Kensington
Walkability score 51/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 356.9 km 354.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 250 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.

Avoca Kensington
Car (driver) 86.8% / 85.0%
Avoca — Car (driver): 86.8% Kensington — Car (driver): 85.0%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.8%
Avoca — Car (passenger): 6.0% Kensington — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Worked from Home 3.7% / 6.8%
Avoca — Worked from Home: 3.7% Kensington — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.3%
Avoca — Walked Only: 1.9% Kensington — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus 0.8% / —
Avoca — Bus: 0.8% Kensington — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Avoca Kensington
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.2 km 15.0 km

NBN connectivity

Avoca Kensington
Connectivity score 67/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
2,559 premises
 17%
397 premises

Climate

Avoca 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)

Avoca Kensington
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Avoca Kensington
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Avoca 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

Avoca Kensington
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avoca

Retirees Townhouses

Kensington

Premium Rural

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