Elliott vs Kensington
In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Elliott, most households are couple families. On these figures, Elliott tends to suit share households and couples, while Kensington suits people living alone.
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
Elliott
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 96/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 71%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Elliott
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Elliott
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Elliott
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (341.7 km vs 354.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (240 min vs 246 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Elliott carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 96/100)
- Kensington has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kensington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.9% vs 13.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Elliott 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.
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
Kensington has more residents (722 vs 156); Elliott has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $50,544).
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 156 | 722 +363% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.0% | +26.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 47 |
| Median household income | $73,632/yr +31% vs other | $50,544/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $250/wk +25% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $810,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $549,250 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 78 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 43% of QLD | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% 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 51% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 16/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Elliott carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Kensington carries more crime risk (96 vs 42).
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Elliott
- Burnett Youth Learning Centre Independent · Secondary · Special school below peers
Schools in Kensington
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 9 |
Mobility
Kensington sits further from the CBD (354.6 km vs 341.7 km).
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 341.7 km | 354.6 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 240 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).
Setting
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 37 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.6 km | 15.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 47/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 61 premises | 17% 397 premises |
Climate
| Elliott | 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)
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elliott | 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
| Elliott | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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