Kaimkillenbun vs Bell

Kaimkillenbun is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Bell. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bell, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bell tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Kaimkillenbun

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Kaimkillenbun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kaimkillenbun

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 176 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.4 km vs 236 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kaimkillenbun carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 56/100)
  • Bell has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kaimkillenbun Bell
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.

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Walkability 0 / 0
Kaimkillenbun — Walkability: 0/100 Bell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 44
Kaimkillenbun — Safety: 69/100 Bell — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kaimkillenbun — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bell has more residents (421 vs 248); Kaimkillenbun has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $49,556).

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Population 248 421
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.4% -16.1%
Median age 40 49
Median household income $69,316/yr
+29% vs other
 $49,556/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk
+11% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun Bell
0-4 6.0% / 4.3%
Kaimkillenbun — 0-4: 6.0% Bell — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 12.5% / 14.5%
Kaimkillenbun — 5-14: 12.5% Bell — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.0% / 5.0%
Kaimkillenbun — 15-19: 6.0% Bell — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.7% / 3.6%
Kaimkillenbun — 20-24: 7.7% Bell — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.7% / 8.1%
Kaimkillenbun — 25-34: 9.7% Bell — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 14.1% / 11.2%
Kaimkillenbun — 35-44: 14.1% Bell — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 12.9% / 13.5%
Kaimkillenbun — 45-54: 12.9% Bell — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 14.5% / 16.2%
Kaimkillenbun — 55-64: 14.5% Bell — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 10.1% / 14.5%
Kaimkillenbun — 65-74: 10.1% Bell — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 3.2% / 9.0%
Kaimkillenbun — 75-84: 3.2% Bell — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 1.2% / 2.4%
Kaimkillenbun — 85+: 1.2% Bell — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun 36.9% lone person
Kaimkillenbun — Lone Person: 36.9% Kaimkillenbun — Couple Families: 41.5% Kaimkillenbun — One Parent Families: 21.5% Kaimkillenbun — Group Household: 0.0%
Bell 50.8% lone person
Bell — Lone Person: 50.8% Bell — Couple Families: 29.0% Bell — One Parent Families: 15.3% Bell — Group Household: 4.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun 26.5% renting
Kaimkillenbun — Owned Outright: 48.2% Kaimkillenbun — Mortgage: 25.3% Kaimkillenbun — Renting: 26.5%
Bell 23.5% renting
Bell — Owned Outright: 45.9% Bell — Mortgage: 30.6% Bell — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 14.5%
Kaimkillenbun — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Bell — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 8.3%
Kaimkillenbun — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Bell — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 5.7%
Kaimkillenbun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Bell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Kaimkillenbun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Bell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

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.

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Philippines 7.7% / 2.4%
Kaimkillenbun — Philippines: 7.7% Bell — Philippines: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.0%
Kaimkillenbun — New Zealand: 1.6% Bell — New Zealand: 1.0%
England — / 1.9%
Kaimkillenbun — England: not among its largest Bell — England: 1.9%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Kaimkillenbun — Netherlands: not among its largest Bell — Netherlands: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Kaimkillenbun — South Africa: not among its largest Bell — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kaimkillenbun 94.7% houses
Kaimkillenbun — Houses: 94.7% Kaimkillenbun — Townhouses: 0.0% Kaimkillenbun — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Bell 88.8% houses
Bell — Houses: 88.8% Bell — Townhouses: 8.4% Bell — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Median house price $300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 103 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Kaimkillenbun Bell
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kaimkillenbun Bell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bell carries more crime risk (56 vs 31).

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kaimkillenbun

  • Kaimkillenbun State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Bell

  • Bell State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 15

Mobility

Bell sits further from the CBD (236 km vs 222.4 km).

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 222.4 km 236 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 164 min 176 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4406
 0.0%
postcode 4408
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4406
 89
postcode 4408

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.

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Car (driver) 66.7% / 70.6%
Kaimkillenbun — Car (driver): 66.7% Bell — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 18.3%
Kaimkillenbun — Worked from Home: 22.2% Bell — Worked from Home: 18.3%
Walked Only 8.3% / 4.6%
Kaimkillenbun — Walked Only: 8.3% Bell — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 6.5%
Kaimkillenbun — Car (passenger): 2.8% Bell — Car (passenger): 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Elevation 395 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 0%
222 premises

Council rates

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kaimkillenbun Bell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kaimkillenbun

Rural

Bell

Retirees Rural

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