Kalinga vs Kedron

Kedron is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Kalinga. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kalinga, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kalinga: a median of $2.12 million, against $1.58 million in Kedron. Kalinga is closer to the city centre: 8.1 km, against 9.1 km. On these figures, Kalinga tends to suit families with children and couples, while Kedron suits young adults, people living alone, 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

Kalinga

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 60%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 51%)
  • But Kedron has more childcare (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Kalinga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper units ($610,000 vs $717,775)
  • But Kedron has cheaper houses ($1,577,500 vs $2,115,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kalinga leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
  • Kedron has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kedron

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (40% vs 11%)
  • But Kalinga carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Kedron

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kalinga Kedron
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.

Kalinga Kedron
Walkability 79 / 84
Kalinga — Walkability: 79/100 Kedron — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 68 / 22
Kalinga — Safety: 68/100 Kedron — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kalinga — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kedron — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kedron has more residents (9,907 vs 2,144); Kalinga has higher household incomes ($192,244 vs $109,876).

Kalinga Kedron
Population 2,144 9,907
+362% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +5.9%
Median age 39 35
Median household income $192,244/yr
+43% vs other
 $109,876/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+5% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalinga Kedron
0-4 4.7% / 5.8%
Kalinga — 0-4: 4.7% Kedron — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 18.3% / 12.3%
Kalinga — 5-14: 18.3% Kedron — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 7.5% / 6.4%
Kalinga — 15-19: 7.5% Kedron — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.1% / 7.1%
Kalinga — 20-24: 6.1% Kedron — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 8.5% / 18.1%
Kalinga — 25-34: 8.5% Kedron — 25-34: 18.1%
35-44 13.9% / 16.5%
Kalinga — 35-44: 13.9% Kedron — 35-44: 16.5%
45-54 17.1% / 14.4%
Kalinga — 45-54: 17.1% Kedron — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 11.6% / 9.2%
Kalinga — 55-64: 11.6% Kedron — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 6.5% / 5.7%
Kalinga — 65-74: 6.5% Kedron — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 3.5% / 2.6%
Kalinga — 75-84: 3.5% Kedron — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 2.6% / 1.6%
Kalinga — 85+: 2.6% Kedron — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalinga 62.9% couple families
Kalinga — Couple Families: 62.9% Kalinga — Lone Person: 22.9% Kalinga — One Parent Families: 10.3% Kalinga — Group Household: 2.8% Kalinga — Other Families: 1.1%
Kedron 39.0% couple families
Kedron — Couple Families: 39.0% Kedron — Lone Person: 39.4% Kedron — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kedron — Group Household: 7.2% Kedron — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kalinga 21.4% renting
Kalinga — Owned Outright: 34.2% Kalinga — Mortgage: 44.4% Kalinga — Renting: 21.4%
Kedron 44.1% renting
Kedron — Owned Outright: 19.3% Kedron — Mortgage: 36.7% Kedron — Renting: 44.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kalinga Kedron
Bachelor Degree 25.2% / 21.1%
Kalinga — Bachelor Degree: 25.2% Kedron — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.0% / 12.0%
Kalinga — Certificate III & IV: 6.0% Kedron — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 6.6%
Kalinga — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Kedron — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.4%
Kalinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Kedron — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 3.1%
Kalinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Kedron — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

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.

Kalinga Kedron
England 4.6% / 2.6%
Kalinga — England: 4.6% Kedron — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 3.5% / 3.0%
Kalinga — New Zealand: 3.5% Kedron — New Zealand: 3.0%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.3%
Kalinga — Philippines: 0.8% Kedron — Philippines: 1.3%
India — / 2.1%
Kalinga — India: not among its largest Kedron — India: 2.1%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.6%
Kalinga — South Africa: 0.9% Kedron — South Africa: 0.6%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Kalinga — Scotland: 0.7% Kedron — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.7%
Kalinga — Italy: not among its largest Kedron — Italy: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalinga 89.3% houses
Kalinga — Houses: 89.3% Kalinga — Flats / Apartments: 7.7% Kalinga — Townhouses: 3.0%
Kedron 59.9% houses
Kedron — Houses: 59.9% Kedron — Flats / Apartments: 30.1% Kedron — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kalinga Kedron
Median house price $2,115,000 $1,577,500
Median unit price $610,000 $717,775
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 14 sales
 25 days
from 121 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.

Kalinga Kedron
3 bed $1.54M / $1.35M
Kalinga — 3 bed: $1.54M (11 sales) Kedron — 3 bed: $1.35M (72 sales)

11 vs 72 sales

4 bed $2.33M / $1.71M
Kalinga — 4 bed: $2.33M (6 sales) Kedron — 4 bed: $1.71M (38 sales)

6 vs 38 sales

5 bed $2.88M / $2.41M
Kalinga — 5 bed: $2.88M (6 sales) Kedron — 5 bed: $2.41M (27 sales)

6 vs 27 sales

Development activity

Kalinga Kedron
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Kalinga Kedron
Houses — 3.5%
$838/wk on $1.25M
Units — 3.8%
$570/wk on $790K

Ranking within QLD

Kalinga Kedron
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 99% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 85% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 24% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 22% of QLD

Liveability

Kalinga scores higher overall (92 vs 80).

Kalinga Kedron
Grade A+ A
Score 92/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kedron carries more crime risk (78 vs 32).

Kalinga Kedron
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 High
78/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Kalinga Kedron
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 5
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Australian Catholic University-Brisbane Campus, 4.9 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 5.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0%
same for both

Schools in Kalinga

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

Schools in Kedron

  • Kedron State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Kedron State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Alvernia College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Padua College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • St Anthony's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kalinga Kedron
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 9
Parks & reserves 7 6
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 5
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Kalinga Kedron
Walkability score 79/100 84/100
Distance to Brisbane 8.1 km 9.1 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min
same for both
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 53.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 202.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 4030
 2.0%
postcode 4031
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 4030
 35
postcode 4031

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.

Kalinga Kedron
Car (driver) 49.6% / 59.6%
Kalinga — Car (driver): 49.6% Kedron — Car (driver): 59.6%
Worked from Home 34.7% / 24.2%
Kalinga — Worked from Home: 34.7% Kedron — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Train 7.3% / 2.4%
Kalinga — Train: 7.3% Kedron — Train: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 4.9%
Kalinga — Car (passenger): 3.5% Kedron — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 2.0% / 5.3%
Kalinga — Bus: 2.0% Kedron — Bus: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Kalinga Kedron
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km
2.6 km to a named beach
 9.2 km
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kalinga Kedron
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
832 premises
 3%
4,834 premises

Climate

Kalinga Kedron
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kalinga Kedron
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 15.0 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.68 pphm —

Council rates

Kalinga Kedron
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalinga Kedron
Division Brisbane Lilley
Member Madonna Jarrett Anika Wells
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalinga Kedron
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalinga

Family Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

Kedron

Apartments Inner Parks Premium Professionals

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