Glen Eden vs Kirkwood

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glen Eden, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Kirkwood, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kirkwood tends to suit families with children and 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

Kirkwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 69%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 87%)
  • But Glen Eden has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Glen Eden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($252,500 vs $690,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Glen Eden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Glen Eden

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (364 min vs 375 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (524.7 km vs 528.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glen Eden

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Kirkwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.7% vs 5.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glen Eden Kirkwood
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.

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Walkability 41 / 0
Glen Eden — Walkability: 41/100 Kirkwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 48
Glen Eden — Safety: 54/100 Kirkwood — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 31 / 28
Glen Eden — Low fire risk: 31/100 Kirkwood — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Kirkwood has higher household incomes ($120,276 vs $108,992); Glen Eden skews older (30 vs 28).

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Population 2,918
+14% vs other
 2,513
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.0% +11.7%
Median age 30 28
Median household income $108,992/yr $120,276/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glen Eden Kirkwood
0-4 8.3% / 10.7%
Glen Eden — 0-4: 8.3% Kirkwood — 0-4: 10.7%
5-14 16.8% / 20.0%
Glen Eden — 5-14: 16.8% Kirkwood — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 6.7% / 7.1%
Glen Eden — 15-19: 6.7% Kirkwood — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 8.0% / 5.9%
Glen Eden — 20-24: 8.0% Kirkwood — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 17.4% / 19.4%
Glen Eden — 25-34: 17.4% Kirkwood — 25-34: 19.4%
35-44 13.6% / 16.6%
Glen Eden — 35-44: 13.6% Kirkwood — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 12.6% / 10.1%
Glen Eden — 45-54: 12.6% Kirkwood — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 9.1% / 6.6%
Glen Eden — 55-64: 9.1% Kirkwood — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 4.3% / 2.7%
Glen Eden — 65-74: 4.3% Kirkwood — 65-74: 2.7%
75-84 2.3% / 0.7%
Glen Eden — 75-84: 2.3% Kirkwood — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ 1.2% / 0.2%
Glen Eden — 85+: 1.2% Kirkwood — 85+: 0.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glen Eden 50.3% couple families
Glen Eden — Couple Families: 50.3% Glen Eden — Lone Person: 24.9% Glen Eden — One Parent Families: 18.4% Glen Eden — Group Household: 5.2% Glen Eden — Other Families: 1.2%
Kirkwood 60.9% couple families
Kirkwood — Couple Families: 60.9% Kirkwood — Lone Person: 16.1% Kirkwood — One Parent Families: 18.8% Kirkwood — Group Household: 4.2% Kirkwood — 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.

Glen Eden 44.3% renting
Glen Eden — Owned Outright: 14.9% Glen Eden — Mortgage: 40.7% Glen Eden — Renting: 44.3%
Kirkwood 48.2% renting
Kirkwood — Owned Outright: 8.9% Kirkwood — Mortgage: 42.9% Kirkwood — Renting: 48.2%
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.

Glen Eden Kirkwood
New Zealand 2.7% / 3.5%
Glen Eden — New Zealand: 2.7% Kirkwood — New Zealand: 3.5%
Philippines 1.6% / 4.0%
Glen Eden — Philippines: 1.6% Kirkwood — Philippines: 4.0%
South Africa 1.7% / 3.6%
Glen Eden — South Africa: 1.7% Kirkwood — South Africa: 3.6%
England 1.8% / 1.4%
Glen Eden — England: 1.8% Kirkwood — England: 1.4%
India 0.2% / 2.3%
Glen Eden — India: 0.2% Kirkwood — India: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 19.2%
Glen Eden — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Kirkwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 8.7%
Glen Eden — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Kirkwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 5.5%
Glen Eden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Kirkwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.5%
Glen Eden — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Kirkwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.5%
Glen Eden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kirkwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glen Eden 87.0% houses
Glen Eden — Houses: 87.0% Glen Eden — Townhouses: 5.9% Glen Eden — Flats / Apartments: 7.0%
Kirkwood 97.4% houses
Kirkwood — Houses: 97.4% Kirkwood — Townhouses: 2.5% Kirkwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Median house price $625,000 $654,500
Median unit price $422,500 —
Median land price $252,500 $690,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 70 sales
 38 days
from 48 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Glen Eden Kirkwood
3 bed $536K / $547K
Glen Eden — 3 bed: $536K (39 sales) Kirkwood — 3 bed: $547K (9 sales)

39 vs 9 sales

4 bed $651K / $663K
Glen Eden — 4 bed: $651K (101 sales) Kirkwood — 4 bed: $663K (90 sales)

101 vs 90 sales

Development activity

Glen Eden Kirkwood
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
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.

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Houses 4.3%
$550/wk on $670K
 4.3%
$575/wk on $699K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Glen Eden Kirkwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Glen Eden is more walkable (41 vs 0); Glen Eden scores higher overall (32 vs 26).

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Grade D
same for both
Score 32/100 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
72/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
52/100
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 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Glen Eden

  • Carinity Education - Rockhampton (Glen Eden) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Kirkwood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 11 4
Childcare 2 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Kirkwood sits further from the CBD (528.5 km vs 524.7 km).

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Walkability score 41/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 524.7 km 528.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 364 min 375 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 18/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 0.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
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.

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Car (driver) 89.8% / 86.0%
Glen Eden — Car (driver): 89.8% Kirkwood — Car (driver): 86.0%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 7.1%
Glen Eden — Car (passenger): 4.9% Kirkwood — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home 3.4% / 5.1%
Glen Eden — Worked from Home: 3.4% Kirkwood — Worked from Home: 5.1%
Bus 0.8% / 0.9%
Glen Eden — Bus: 0.8% Kirkwood — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.7%
Glen Eden — Walked Only: 0.6% Kirkwood — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.8%).

Setting

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 6.1 km

NBN connectivity

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Connectivity score 85/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
1,248 premises
 71%
1,006 premises

Climate

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glen Eden Kirkwood
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³ 5.5 µg/m³
PM10 16.0 µg/m³ 14.3 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.49 pphm 0.46 pphm

Council rates

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glen Eden Kirkwood
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glen Eden

Acreage Affordable Family Parks Quiet River

Kirkwood

Acreage Affordable Family Young Families

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