Gheerulla vs Kenilworth

Gheerulla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Kenilworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gheerulla, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gheerulla: a median of $1.23 million, against $880,000 in Kenilworth, though rent is higher in Kenilworth. On these figures, Gheerulla tends to suit families with children, while Kenilworth suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

Gheerulla

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 60/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 49%)
  • But Kenilworth has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)

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

  • Gheerulla leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)
  • Kenilworth has cheaper houses ($880,000 vs $1,232,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gheerulla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $320/wk)
  • But Kenilworth has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 5%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gheerulla has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 134 min)
  • Kenilworth sits closer to the CBD (132.5 km vs 143.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Gheerulla carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 60/100)
  • Kenilworth has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Gheerulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.0% vs 8.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gheerulla 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.

Gheerulla 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.

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Walkability 0 / 0
Gheerulla — Walkability: 0/100 Kenilworth — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 40
Gheerulla — Safety: 75/100 Kenilworth — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 45 / 35
Gheerulla — Low fire risk: 45/100 Kenilworth — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Kenilworth has more residents (604 vs 291); Gheerulla has higher household incomes ($79,248 vs $61,724).

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Population 291 604
+108% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.0% +8.2%
Median age 44 51
Median household income $79,248/yr
+22% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $273/wk $320/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gheerulla Kenilworth
0-4 5.2% / 6.1%
Gheerulla — 0-4: 5.2% Kenilworth — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 17.2% / 7.8%
Gheerulla — 5-14: 17.2% Kenilworth — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 3.1% / 3.1%
Gheerulla — 15-19: 3.1% Kenilworth — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 3.8% / 4.6%
Gheerulla — 20-24: 3.8% Kenilworth — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 11.3% / 10.8%
Gheerulla — 25-34: 11.3% Kenilworth — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 11.0% / 10.6%
Gheerulla — 35-44: 11.0% Kenilworth — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 11.3% / 10.6%
Gheerulla — 45-54: 11.3% Kenilworth — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 17.2% / 19.2%
Gheerulla — 55-64: 17.2% Kenilworth — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 13.1% / 16.6%
Gheerulla — 65-74: 13.1% Kenilworth — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 3.8% / 9.6%
Gheerulla — 75-84: 3.8% Kenilworth — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 1.0% / 2.3%
Gheerulla — 85+: 1.0% Kenilworth — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gheerulla 47.0% couple families
Gheerulla — Couple Families: 47.0% Gheerulla — Lone Person: 30.3% Gheerulla — One Parent Families: 15.2% Gheerulla — Group Household: 7.6% Gheerulla — Other Families: 0.0%
Kenilworth 39.1% couple families
Kenilworth — Couple Families: 39.1% Kenilworth — Lone Person: 43.0% Kenilworth — One Parent Families: 9.9% Kenilworth — Group Household: 5.3% Kenilworth — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gheerulla 4.6% renting
Gheerulla — Owned Outright: 40.2% Gheerulla — Mortgage: 55.2% Gheerulla — Renting: 4.6%
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.

Gheerulla Kenilworth
England 3.4% / 3.6%
Gheerulla — England: 3.4% Kenilworth — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.8% / 1.7%
Gheerulla — New Zealand: 3.8% Kenilworth — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany — / 1.7%
Gheerulla — Germany: not among its largest Kenilworth — Germany: 1.7%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Gheerulla — South Africa: not among its largest Kenilworth — South Africa: 1.0%
Nepal — / 0.7%
Gheerulla — Nepal: not among its largest Kenilworth — Nepal: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Certificate III & IV 18.6% / 21.4%
Gheerulla — Certificate III & IV: 18.6% Kenilworth — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 8.9%
Gheerulla — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Kenilworth — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.8%
Gheerulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Kenilworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.3%
Gheerulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Kenilworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 2.5%
Gheerulla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Kenilworth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gheerulla 95.7% houses
Gheerulla — Houses: 95.7% Gheerulla — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Kenilworth 96.0% houses
Kenilworth — Houses: 96.0% Kenilworth — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Median house price $1,232,500 $880,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,430,000 $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 74 days
from 3 sales
 78 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

Gheerulla 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Gheerulla Kenilworth
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 9% of QLD

Liveability

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Grade — D
Score — 22/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kenilworth carries more crime risk (60 vs 25); Kenilworth carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 55).

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Bushfire Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
25/100
 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

Gheerulla 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 Gheerulla

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

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 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

Gheerulla sits further from the CBD (143.3 km vs 132.5 km).

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 143.3 km
+8% vs other
 132.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4574
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 4574
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.

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Car (driver) 76.1% / 67.9%
Gheerulla — Car (driver): 76.1% Kenilworth — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 18.1%
Gheerulla — Worked from Home: 18.2% Kenilworth — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Gheerulla — Walked Only: not among its largest Kenilworth — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 4.0%
Gheerulla — Car (passenger): 5.7% Kenilworth — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Elevation 409 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.3 km 42.4 km

NBN connectivity

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 0%
353 premises

Climate

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Gheerulla Kenilworth
Division Fairfax
same for both
Member Ted O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gheerulla

Family Rural

Kenilworth

Retirees Rural

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