Childers vs Kullogum

Kullogum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Childers. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Childers, most households are people living alone. In Kullogum, most households are couple families. On these figures, Childers tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Kullogum suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Childers has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Kullogum is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Kullogum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kullogum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $265/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Childers

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (216 min vs 240 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (310.5 km vs 325.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Childers

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Kullogum carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 85/100)

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

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

Childers Kullogum
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.

Childers Kullogum
Walkability 34 / 0
Childers — Walkability: 34/100 Kullogum — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 42
Childers — Safety: 15/100 Kullogum — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Childers — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kullogum — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Childers rents higher ($265/wk vs $0/wk); Childers has more residents (1,682 vs 120).

Childers Kullogum
Population 1,682
+93% vs other
 120
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +1.7%
Median age 50 45
Median household income $42,432/yr $55,224/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Childers Kullogum
0-4 4.6% / 5.8%
Childers — 0-4: 4.6% Kullogum — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 9.3% / 8.3%
Childers — 5-14: 9.3% Kullogum — 5-14: 8.3%
15-19 5.1% / 10.8%
Childers — 15-19: 5.1% Kullogum — 15-19: 10.8%
20-24 5.1% / 2.5%
Childers — 20-24: 5.1% Kullogum — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 10.9% / 5.0%
Childers — 25-34: 10.9% Kullogum — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 8.5% / 19.2%
Childers — 35-44: 8.5% Kullogum — 35-44: 19.2%
45-54 11.5% / 15.0%
Childers — 45-54: 11.5% Kullogum — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 14.0% / 20.0%
Childers — 55-64: 14.0% Kullogum — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 13.9% / 11.7%
Childers — 65-74: 13.9% Kullogum — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 12.3% / 4.2%
Childers — 75-84: 12.3% Kullogum — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 4.0% / —
Childers — 85+: 4.0% Kullogum — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Childers 20.1% couple families
Childers — Couple Families: 20.1% Childers — Lone Person: 59.4% Childers — One Parent Families: 15.4% Childers — Group Household: 4.3% Childers — Other Families: 0.7%
Kullogum 57.1% couple families
Kullogum — Couple Families: 57.1% Kullogum — Lone Person: 14.3% Kullogum — One Parent Families: 28.6% Kullogum — Group Household: 0.0% Kullogum — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Childers 34.6% renting
Childers — Owned Outright: 45.0% Childers — Mortgage: 20.5% Childers — Renting: 34.6%
Kullogum 0.0% renting
Kullogum — Owned Outright: 48.6% Kullogum — Mortgage: 51.4% Kullogum — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Childers Kullogum
England 3.4% / 5.8%
Childers — England: 3.4% Kullogum — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.8% / 3.3%
Childers — New Zealand: 1.8% Kullogum — New Zealand: 3.3%
Philippines 1.3% / —
Childers — Philippines: 1.3% Kullogum — Philippines: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 0.5% / —
Childers — Zimbabwe: 0.5% Kullogum — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India 0.4% / —
Childers — India: 0.4% Kullogum — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Childers Kullogum
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 31.7%
Childers — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Kullogum — Certificate III & IV: 31.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 9.2%
Childers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Kullogum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 4.2%
Childers — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Kullogum — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Childers — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Kullogum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Childers — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Kullogum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Childers 77.0% houses
Childers — Houses: 77.0% Childers — Flats / Apartments: 22.1% Childers — Townhouses: 0.9%
Kullogum 97.4% houses
Kullogum — Houses: 97.4% Kullogum — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Kullogum — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Childers Kullogum
Median house price $530,000 —
Median unit price $443,000 —
Median land price $425,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 7 sales
 —

Development activity

Childers Kullogum
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.

Childers Kullogum
Houses 4.9%
$518/wk on $548K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Childers Kullogum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Schools Higher than 78% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 90% of QLD —

Liveability

Childers is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Childers Kullogum
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kullogum carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Childers carries more crime risk (85 vs 58).

Childers Kullogum
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Childers Kullogum
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Childers

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Childers State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Isis District State High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Kullogum

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

Amenities in the suburb

Childers Kullogum
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 14

Mobility

Kullogum sits further from the CBD (325.4 km vs 310.5 km).

Childers Kullogum
Walkability score 34/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 310.5 km 325.4 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 min 240 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4660
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 4660
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.

Childers Kullogum
Car (driver) 55.9% / 86.8%
Childers — Car (driver): 55.9% Kullogum — Car (driver): 86.8%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 13.2%
Childers — Worked from Home: 7.8% Kullogum — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 13.3% / —
Childers — Walked Only: 13.3% Kullogum — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 11.7% / —
Childers — Car (passenger): 11.7% Kullogum — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 11.3% / —
Childers — Bus: 11.3% Kullogum — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Childers Kullogum
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.1 km 32.4 km

NBN connectivity

Childers Kullogum
Connectivity score 77/100 24/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
988 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Childers Kullogum
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

Council rates

Childers Kullogum
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Childers Kullogum
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Childers Kullogum
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Childers

Affordable Quiet Retirees

Kullogum

Rural

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