Bancroft vs Kalpowar
Bancroft is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 60 in Kalpowar. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kalpowar tends to suit people living alone and 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
Bancroft
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 83/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 23%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kalpowar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kalpowar
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $200/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kalpowar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (442.6 km vs 504 km)
- has a shorter drive in (324 min vs 363 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bancroft carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 83/100)
- Kalpowar has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bancroft
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.1% vs -20.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bancroft and Kalpowar 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
Bancroft rents higher ($200/wk vs $70/wk); Bancroft has more residents (98 vs 53).
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 98 +46% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | -20.9% |
| Median age | 44 | 60 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr +24% vs other | $35,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +65% vs other | $70/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 30 across North Burnett | 997 across Bundaberg |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | -45% |
Ranking within QLD
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 8% of QLD | Higher than 2% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of QLD | Higher than 21% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kalpowar carries more crime risk (83 vs 11); Kalpowar carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 40).
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | High 83/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 20 | 53 |
Mobility
Bancroft sits further from the CBD (504 km vs 442.6 km).
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 504 km +12% vs other | 442.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 363 min | 324 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4630 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 4630 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 (63.9%).
Setting
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 292 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 317 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 721 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,183/yr | $1,773/yr |
| Council | North Burnett | Bundaberg |
Federal electorate
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bancroft | Kalpowar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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