Curramore vs Kenilworth

Kenilworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Curramore. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Curramore: a median of $1.25 million, against $880,000 in Kenilworth. On these figures, Kenilworth 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

Curramore

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 60/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Kenilworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($880,000 vs $1,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Curramore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (110.9 km vs 132.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Curramore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 60/100)

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

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

Curramore Kenilworth
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.

Curramore Kenilworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Curramore — Walkability: 0/100 Kenilworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 40
Curramore — Safety: 77/100 Kenilworth — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 49 / 35
Curramore — Low fire risk: 49/100 Kenilworth — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Kenilworth has more residents (604 vs 198); Curramore has higher household incomes ($69,836 vs $61,724).

Curramore Kenilworth
Population 198 604
+205% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +8.2%
Median age 54 51
Median household income $69,836/yr
+12% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+2% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Curramore Kenilworth
0-4 2.0% / 6.1%
Curramore — 0-4: 2.0% Kenilworth — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 12.1% / 7.8%
Curramore — 5-14: 12.1% Kenilworth — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 5.1% / 3.1%
Curramore — 15-19: 5.1% Kenilworth — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 2.5% / 4.6%
Curramore — 20-24: 2.5% Kenilworth — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.1% / 10.8%
Curramore — 25-34: 6.1% Kenilworth — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 9.1% / 10.6%
Curramore — 35-44: 9.1% Kenilworth — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 15.7% / 10.6%
Curramore — 45-54: 15.7% Kenilworth — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 17.2% / 19.2%
Curramore — 55-64: 17.2% Kenilworth — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 22.7% / 16.6%
Curramore — 65-74: 22.7% Kenilworth — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 6.1% / 9.6%
Curramore — 75-84: 6.1% Kenilworth — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ — / 2.3%
Curramore — 85+: not among its largest Kenilworth — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Curramore 41.9% lone person
Curramore — Lone Person: 41.9% Curramore — Couple Families: 41.9% Curramore — One Parent Families: 16.3% Curramore — Group Household: 0.0% Curramore — Other Families: 0.0%
Kenilworth 43.0% lone person
Kenilworth — Lone Person: 43.0% Kenilworth — Couple Families: 39.1% Kenilworth — One Parent Families: 9.9% Kenilworth — Group Household: 5.3% Kenilworth — Other Families: 2.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Curramore 15.8% renting
Curramore — Owned Outright: 46.1% Curramore — Mortgage: 38.2% Curramore — Renting: 15.8%
Kenilworth 18.9% renting
Kenilworth — Owned Outright: 42.4% Kenilworth — Mortgage: 38.7% Kenilworth — Renting: 18.9%
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.

Curramore Kenilworth
England 10.1% / 3.6%
Curramore — England: 10.1% Kenilworth — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.7%
Curramore — New Zealand: 1.5% Kenilworth — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany — / 1.7%
Curramore — Germany: not among its largest Kenilworth — Germany: 1.7%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Curramore — South Africa: not among its largest Kenilworth — South Africa: 1.0%
Nepal — / 0.7%
Curramore — Nepal: not among its largest Kenilworth — Nepal: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

Qualifications

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

Curramore Kenilworth
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 21.4%
Curramore — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Kenilworth — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 8.9%
Curramore — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Kenilworth — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.6% / 6.8%
Curramore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.6% Kenilworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 2.5%
Curramore — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Kenilworth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.1% / 1.3%
Curramore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1% Kenilworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Curramore 93.5% houses
Curramore — Houses: 93.5% Curramore — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Kenilworth 96.0% houses
Kenilworth — Houses: 96.0% Kenilworth — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Curramore Kenilworth
Median house price $1,250,000 $880,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 78 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Curramore Kenilworth
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Curramore Kenilworth
Houses — 2.9%
$550/wk on $980K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Curramore Kenilworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Curramore Kenilworth
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Kenilworth carries more crime risk (60 vs 23); Kenilworth carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 51).

Curramore Kenilworth
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Curramore Kenilworth
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Curramore

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

Schools in Kenilworth

  • Kenilworth State Community College Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Curramore Kenilworth
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 7 9
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 25

Mobility

Kenilworth sits further from the CBD (132.5 km vs 110.9 km).

Curramore Kenilworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 110.9 km 132.5 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 4552
 0.5%
postcode 4574
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4552
 76
postcode 4574

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.

Curramore Kenilworth
Car (driver) 58.5% / 67.9%
Curramore — Car (driver): 58.5% Kenilworth — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 29.3% / 18.1%
Curramore — Worked from Home: 29.3% Kenilworth — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only 8.5% / 10.0%
Curramore — Walked Only: 8.5% Kenilworth — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.0%
Curramore — Car (passenger): 3.7% Kenilworth — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Curramore Kenilworth
Elevation 484 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 32.5 km 42.4 km

NBN connectivity

Curramore Kenilworth
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
90 premises
 0%
353 premises

Air quality (annual mean)

Curramore Kenilworth
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Curramore Kenilworth
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Curramore Kenilworth
Division Fisher Fairfax
Member Andrew Wallace Ted O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Curramore Kenilworth
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Curramore

Retirees Rural

Kenilworth

Retirees Rural

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