Goodwood vs Kinkuna
Goodwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Kinkuna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Goodwood tends to suit families with children, while Kinkuna 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kinkuna
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 16%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Goodwood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 258 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (328.5 km vs 359 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kinkuna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-5.4% vs -11.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Goodwood and Kinkuna 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
Goodwood rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Goodwood has more residents (155 vs 105).
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 +32% vs other | 105 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.4% | -5.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 48 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $66,612/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
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 (14.2%).
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 (4.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,072,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of QLD | Higher than 48% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | High 83/100 | High 90/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 83/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Goodwood
- Goodwood State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Kinkuna
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 4 |
Mobility
Kinkuna sits further from the CBD (359 km vs 328.5 km).
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 328.5 km | 359 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 226 min | 258 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4660 | 0.3% postcode 4670 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 4660 | 69 postcode 4670 |
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 (85.7%).
Setting
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 42 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 15.7 km | 5.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 76 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hinkler same for both | |
| Member | David Batt same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Goodwood | Kinkuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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