Kalkie vs Rubyanna

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kalkie, about half of households are couple families. In Rubyanna, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kalkie: a median of $773,000, against $645,000 in Rubyanna, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rubyanna tends to suit 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

Kalkie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Rubyanna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($645,000 vs $773,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rubyanna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kalkie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (254 min vs 265 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (363.2 km vs 368.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kalkie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kalkie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kalkie Rubyanna
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.

Kalkie Rubyanna
Walkability 34 / 0
Kalkie — Walkability: 34/100 Rubyanna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 70
Kalkie — Safety: 64/100 Rubyanna — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kalkie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rubyanna — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kalkie has more residents (2,968 vs 257); Kalkie rents higher ($310/wk vs $250/wk).

Kalkie Rubyanna
Population 2,968
+91% vs other
 257
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +5.3%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $83,148/yr $85,540/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+19% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kalkie Rubyanna
0-4 6.2% / 6.6%
Kalkie — 0-4: 6.2% Rubyanna — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 13.9% / 12.1%
Kalkie — 5-14: 13.9% Rubyanna — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.9% / 6.2%
Kalkie — 15-19: 6.9% Rubyanna — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.4% / 5.1%
Kalkie — 20-24: 5.4% Rubyanna — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 11.8% / 13.2%
Kalkie — 25-34: 11.8% Rubyanna — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 11.5% / 8.9%
Kalkie — 35-44: 11.5% Rubyanna — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 12.9% / 12.8%
Kalkie — 45-54: 12.9% Rubyanna — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 9.7% / 15.6%
Kalkie — 55-64: 9.7% Rubyanna — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 11.7% / 8.6%
Kalkie — 65-74: 11.7% Rubyanna — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 7.2% / 5.8%
Kalkie — 75-84: 7.2% Rubyanna — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.8% / 4.7%
Kalkie — 85+: 2.8% Rubyanna — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kalkie 48.9% couple families
Kalkie — Couple Families: 48.9% Kalkie — Lone Person: 27.4% Kalkie — One Parent Families: 18.9% Kalkie — Group Household: 3.6% Kalkie — Other Families: 1.3%
Rubyanna 57.8% couple families
Rubyanna — Couple Families: 57.8% Rubyanna — Lone Person: 28.1% Rubyanna — One Parent Families: 14.1% Rubyanna — Group Household: 0.0% Rubyanna — 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.

Kalkie 25.0% renting
Kalkie — Owned Outright: 35.6% Kalkie — Mortgage: 39.4% Kalkie — Renting: 25.0%
Rubyanna 16.5% renting
Rubyanna — Owned Outright: 40.0% Rubyanna — Mortgage: 43.5% Rubyanna — Renting: 16.5%
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.

Kalkie Rubyanna
England 2.0% / 1.2%
Kalkie — England: 2.0% Rubyanna — England: 1.2%
India 1.4% / 1.6%
Kalkie — India: 1.4% Rubyanna — India: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Kalkie — New Zealand: 1.2% Rubyanna — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Kalkie — South Africa: 1.1% Rubyanna — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Kalkie — Philippines: 0.9% Rubyanna — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

Qualifications

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

Kalkie Rubyanna
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 22.2%
Kalkie — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Rubyanna — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 4.7%
Kalkie — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Rubyanna — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 5.4%
Kalkie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Rubyanna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.9%
Kalkie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Rubyanna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.6%
Kalkie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Rubyanna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kalkie 92.7% houses
Kalkie — Houses: 92.7% Kalkie — Flats / Apartments: 3.9% Kalkie — Townhouses: 3.4%
Rubyanna 101.1% houses
Rubyanna — Houses: 101.1% Rubyanna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Rubyanna — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kalkie Rubyanna
Median house price $773,000 $645,000
Median unit price $515,000 —
Median land price $352,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 19 sales
 —

Development activity

Kalkie Rubyanna
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
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.

Kalkie Rubyanna
Houses 4.3%
$665/wk on $807K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kalkie Rubyanna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of QLD —

Liveability

Kalkie is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Kalkie Rubyanna
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kalkie Rubyanna
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
30/100
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 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Kalkie Rubyanna
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Kalkie

  • St Luke's Anglican School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Kalkie State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Rubyanna

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kalkie Rubyanna
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 0
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Rubyanna sits further from the CBD (368.1 km vs 363.2 km).

Kalkie Rubyanna
Walkability score 34/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 363.2 km 368.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 265 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4670
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 4670
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.

Kalkie Rubyanna
Car (driver) 87.2% / 76.4%
Kalkie — Car (driver): 87.2% Rubyanna — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 11.8%
Kalkie — Worked from Home: 5.0% Rubyanna — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.4%
Kalkie — Car (passenger): 5.7% Rubyanna — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 1.1% / 5.5%
Kalkie — Walked Only: 1.1% Rubyanna — Walked Only: 5.5%
Bus 0.8% / —
Kalkie — Bus: 0.8% Rubyanna — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Kalkie Rubyanna
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.8 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

Kalkie Rubyanna
Connectivity score 68/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,245 premises
 19%
113 premises

Climate

Kalkie Rubyanna
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)

Kalkie Rubyanna
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kalkie Rubyanna
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Kalkie Rubyanna
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kalkie Rubyanna
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kalkie

Acreage

Rubyanna

Rural

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