Burua vs Kirkwood

Kirkwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 39 in Burua. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Burua, the large majority of households own their home. In Kirkwood, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Burua: a median of $836,000, against $654,000 in Kirkwood, though rent is higher in Kirkwood. On these figures, Kirkwood tends to suit renters, young adults, and families with children.

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

Kirkwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 87%)
  • But Burua carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Burua has cheaper land ($265,000 vs $690,000)
  • Kirkwood has cheaper houses ($654,500 vs $836,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burua

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Kirkwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Burua

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (363 min vs 375 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (526 km vs 528.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burua

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 3%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burua Kirkwood
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.

Burua Kirkwood
Walkability 0 / 0
Burua — Walkability: 0/100 Kirkwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 48
Burua — Safety: 78/100 Kirkwood — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 42 / 28
Burua — Low fire risk: 42/100 Kirkwood — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Kirkwood has more residents (2,513 vs 849); Kirkwood rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Burua Kirkwood
Population 849 2,513
+196% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.7% +11.7%
Median age 39 28
Median household income $126,360/yr
+5% vs other
 $120,276/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $350/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burua Kirkwood
0-4 7.5% / 10.7%
Burua — 0-4: 7.5% Kirkwood — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 15.5% / 20.0%
Burua — 5-14: 15.5% Kirkwood — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 6.6% / 7.1%
Burua — 15-19: 6.6% Kirkwood — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 2.9% / 5.9%
Burua — 20-24: 2.9% Kirkwood — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 9.5% / 19.4%
Burua — 25-34: 9.5% Kirkwood — 25-34: 19.4%
35-44 15.0% / 16.6%
Burua — 35-44: 15.0% Kirkwood — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 17.6% / 10.1%
Burua — 45-54: 17.6% Kirkwood — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 14.1% / 6.6%
Burua — 55-64: 14.1% Kirkwood — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 6.5% / 2.7%
Burua — 65-74: 6.5% Kirkwood — 65-74: 2.7%
75-84 2.7% / 0.7%
Burua — 75-84: 2.7% Kirkwood — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ 0.8% / 0.2%
Burua — 85+: 0.8% Kirkwood — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burua 65.4% couple families
Burua — Couple Families: 65.4% Burua — Lone Person: 21.5% Burua — One Parent Families: 10.5% Burua — Group Household: 2.6%
Kirkwood 60.9% couple families
Kirkwood — Couple Families: 60.9% Kirkwood — Lone Person: 16.1% Kirkwood — One Parent Families: 18.8% Kirkwood — Group Household: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burua 13.0% renting
Burua — Owned Outright: 26.4% Burua — Mortgage: 60.6% Burua — Renting: 13.0%
Kirkwood 48.2% renting
Kirkwood — Owned Outright: 8.9% Kirkwood — Mortgage: 42.9% Kirkwood — Renting: 48.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burua Kirkwood
Certificate III & IV 26.0% / 19.2%
Burua — Certificate III & IV: 26.0% Kirkwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 8.7%
Burua — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Kirkwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.5%
Burua — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Kirkwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.5%
Burua — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Kirkwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / 1.5%
Burua — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Kirkwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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.

Burua Kirkwood
New Zealand 1.6% / 3.5%
Burua — New Zealand: 1.6% Kirkwood — New Zealand: 3.5%
Philippines 0.6% / 4.0%
Burua — Philippines: 0.6% Kirkwood — Philippines: 4.0%
England 2.7% / 1.4%
Burua — England: 2.7% Kirkwood — England: 1.4%
South Africa 0.4% / 3.6%
Burua — South Africa: 0.4% Kirkwood — South Africa: 3.6%
India — / 2.3%
Burua — India: not among its largest Kirkwood — India: 2.3%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Burua — Scotland: 0.5% Kirkwood — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burua 87.4% houses
Burua — Houses: 87.4% Burua — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Burua — Townhouses: 2.2%
Kirkwood 97.4% houses
Kirkwood — Houses: 97.4% Kirkwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Kirkwood — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Burua Kirkwood
Median house price $836,500 $654,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $265,000 $690,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 8 sales
 38 days
from 48 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Burua Kirkwood
3 bed $830K / $547K
Burua — 3 bed: $830K (7 sales) Kirkwood — 3 bed: $547K (9 sales)

7 vs 9 sales

4 bed $985K / $663K
Burua — 4 bed: $985K (17 sales) Kirkwood — 4 bed: $663K (90 sales)

17 vs 90 sales

Development activity

Burua Kirkwood
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
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.

Burua Kirkwood
Houses — 4.3%
$575/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Burua Kirkwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Burua scores higher overall (41 vs 26).

Burua Kirkwood
Grade C D
Score 41/100 26/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Kirkwood carries more crime risk (52 vs 22); Kirkwood carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 58).

Burua Kirkwood
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
52/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Burua Kirkwood
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 Burua

  • Faith Baptist Christian School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Kirkwood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Burua Kirkwood
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Kirkwood sits further from the CBD (528.5 km vs 526 km).

Burua Kirkwood
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 526 km 528.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 363 min 375 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
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.

Burua Kirkwood
Car (driver) 87.1% / 86.0%
Burua — Car (driver): 87.1% Kirkwood — Car (driver): 86.0%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 7.1%
Burua — Car (passenger): 5.0% Kirkwood — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 5.1%
Burua — Worked from Home: 6.8% Kirkwood — Worked from Home: 5.1%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.7%
Burua — Walked Only: 1.2% Kirkwood — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus — / 0.9%
Burua — Bus: not among its largest Kirkwood — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.1%).

Setting

Burua Kirkwood
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.7 km 6.1 km

NBN connectivity

Burua Kirkwood
Connectivity score 30/100 86/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
277 premises
 71%
1,006 premises

Climate

Burua Kirkwood
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Burua Kirkwood
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.46 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Burua Kirkwood
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Burua Kirkwood
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burua Kirkwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burua

Acreage Family

Kirkwood

Acreage Affordable Family Young Families

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