Kalkie vs Windermere
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 Windermere, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kalkie tends to suit older residents, while Windermere suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Kalkie has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Windermere is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 68%)
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
Windermere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $310/wk)
- But Kalkie has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kalkie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kalkie
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)
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 2.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kalkie and Windermere 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
Kalkie has more residents (2,968 vs 188); Windermere has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $83,148).
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,968 +94% vs other | 188 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.3% | +2.2% |
| Median age | 40 same for both | |
| Median household income | $83,148/yr | $107,224/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk +15% vs other | $265/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (3.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $773,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $515,000 | — |
| Median land price | $352,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 19 sales | — |
Development activity
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $665/wk on $807K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 79% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 83% of QLD | Higher than 49% 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 66% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 68% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Kalkie is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 57/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Windermere
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 34/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 363.2 km | 364.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 254 min same for both | |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).
Setting
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 28 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.8 km | 4.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 68/100 | 31/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 43% 1,245 premises | 1% 69 premises |
Climate
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 9.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bundaberg same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kalkie | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Windermere | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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