Frankfield vs Kilcummin

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Frankfield, most households are people living alone. In Kilcummin, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Frankfield tends to suit people living alone, while Kilcummin 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

Kilcummin

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 36%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 85%)

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

Renters

Kilcummin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $313/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilcummin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (720 min vs 748 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1049.2 km vs 1088.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Frankfield

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Frankfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (170.3% vs -12.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Frankfield Kilcummin
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.

Frankfield Kilcummin
Walkability 0 / 0
Frankfield — Walkability: 0/100 Kilcummin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 78 / 79
Frankfield — Safety: 78/100 Kilcummin — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Frankfield — Low fire risk: 80/100 Kilcummin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kilcummin has more residents (228 vs 100); Frankfield rents higher ($313/wk vs $150/wk).

Frankfield Kilcummin
Population 100 228
+128% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +170.3% -12.3%
Median age 32
same for both
Median household income $97,500/yr $105,456/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $313/wk
+52% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Frankfield Kilcummin
0-4 6.0% / 11.0%
Frankfield — 0-4: 6.0% Kilcummin — 0-4: 11.0%
5-14 21.0% / 16.7%
Frankfield — 5-14: 21.0% Kilcummin — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 5.0% / 4.4%
Frankfield — 15-19: 5.0% Kilcummin — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.0% / 7.5%
Frankfield — 20-24: 6.0% Kilcummin — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 12.0% / 16.7%
Frankfield — 25-34: 12.0% Kilcummin — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 11.0% / 19.7%
Frankfield — 35-44: 11.0% Kilcummin — 35-44: 19.7%
45-54 10.0% / 9.2%
Frankfield — 45-54: 10.0% Kilcummin — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 10.0% / 10.1%
Frankfield — 55-64: 10.0% Kilcummin — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 9.0% / 4.8%
Frankfield — 65-74: 9.0% Kilcummin — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 5.0% / 3.1%
Frankfield — 75-84: 5.0% Kilcummin — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / —
Frankfield — 85+: not among its largest Kilcummin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Frankfield 35.7% couple families
Frankfield — Couple Families: 35.7% Frankfield — Lone Person: 64.3%
Kilcummin 92.1% couple families
Kilcummin — Couple Families: 92.1% Kilcummin — Lone Person: 7.9%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Frankfield 27.3% renting
Frankfield — Owned Outright: 36.4% Frankfield — Mortgage: 36.4% Frankfield — Renting: 27.3%
Kilcummin 20.5% renting
Kilcummin — Owned Outright: 52.3% Kilcummin — Mortgage: 27.3% Kilcummin — Renting: 20.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Frankfield 84.6% houses
Frankfield — Houses: 84.6% Frankfield — Flats / Apartments: 15.4%
Kilcummin 95.4% houses
Kilcummin — Houses: 95.4% Kilcummin — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Frankfield Kilcummin
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 13.6%
Frankfield — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Kilcummin — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.0%
Frankfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Kilcummin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 11.0%
Frankfield — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Kilcummin — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Frankfield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kilcummin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

Development activity

Frankfield Kilcummin
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Frankfield Kilcummin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD

Liveability

Frankfield Kilcummin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Frankfield carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0).

Frankfield Kilcummin
Bushfire Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
21/100
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

Frankfield Kilcummin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Frankfield

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

Schools in Kilcummin

  • Kilcummin State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Frankfield Kilcummin
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 31 11

Mobility

Frankfield sits further from the CBD (1088.4 km vs 1049.2 km).

Frankfield Kilcummin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1088.4 km
+4% vs other
 1049.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 748 min 720 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4721
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 4721
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.

Frankfield Kilcummin
Worked from Home 77.5% / 41.2%
Frankfield — Worked from Home: 77.5% Kilcummin — Worked from Home: 41.2%
Car (driver) 22.5% / 38.6%
Frankfield — Car (driver): 22.5% Kilcummin — Car (driver): 38.6%
Walked Only — / 20.2%
Frankfield — Walked Only: not among its largest Kilcummin — Walked Only: 20.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Frankfield Kilcummin
Elevation 227 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 300 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Frankfield Kilcummin
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
42 premises

Council rates

Frankfield Kilcummin
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Isaac
same for both

Federal electorate

Frankfield Kilcummin
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Frankfield Kilcummin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Frankfield

Family Rural

Kilcummin

Family Rural Young Families

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