Kallangur vs Kurwongbah

Kallangur is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Kurwongbah. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kurwongbah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kurwongbah: a median of $992,000, against $875,000 in Kallangur. Kallangur is closer to the city centre: 28.1 km, against 34.8 km. On these figures, Kallangur tends to suit people living alone, while Kurwongbah 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

  • Kallangur has more childcare (17 vs 0)
  • Kurwongbah carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 66/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kallangur

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($875,000 vs $992,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kallangur has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 12%)
  • Kurwongbah leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kallangur

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 48 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28.1 km vs 34.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kallangur

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 4%)
  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • But Kurwongbah carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 66/100)

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

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

Kallangur Kurwongbah
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.

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Walkability 87 / 0
Kallangur — Walkability: 87/100 Kurwongbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 57
Kallangur — Safety: 34/100 Kurwongbah — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kallangur — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kurwongbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kallangur has more residents (21,761 vs 1,552); Kurwongbah has higher household incomes ($117,208 vs $75,712).

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Population 21,761
+93% vs other
 1,552
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +8.5%
Median age 35 42
Median household income $75,712/yr $117,208/yr
+55% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $365/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kallangur Kurwongbah
0-4 6.6% / 4.5%
Kallangur — 0-4: 6.6% Kurwongbah — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.7% / 14.9%
Kallangur — 5-14: 13.7% Kurwongbah — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.1% / 7.1%
Kallangur — 15-19: 6.1% Kurwongbah — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.7% / 5.9%
Kallangur — 20-24: 6.7% Kurwongbah — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 15.9% / 8.5%
Kallangur — 25-34: 15.9% Kurwongbah — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 13.9% / 11.6%
Kallangur — 35-44: 13.9% Kurwongbah — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.3% / 15.5%
Kallangur — 45-54: 12.3% Kurwongbah — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 10.5% / 12.4%
Kallangur — 55-64: 10.5% Kurwongbah — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 8.4% / 11.7%
Kallangur — 65-74: 8.4% Kurwongbah — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 4.4% / 7.0%
Kallangur — 75-84: 4.4% Kurwongbah — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 1.6% / 0.5%
Kallangur — 85+: 1.6% Kurwongbah — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kallangur 37.0% couple families
Kallangur — Couple Families: 37.0% Kallangur — Lone Person: 33.7% Kallangur — One Parent Families: 22.0% Kallangur — Group Household: 5.4% Kallangur — Other Families: 1.8%
Kurwongbah 64.4% couple families
Kurwongbah — Couple Families: 64.4% Kurwongbah — Lone Person: 15.3% Kurwongbah — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kurwongbah — Group Household: 2.2% Kurwongbah — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kallangur 44.1% renting
Kallangur — Owned Outright: 20.9% Kallangur — Mortgage: 35.0% Kallangur — Renting: 44.1%
Kurwongbah 12.5% renting
Kurwongbah — Owned Outright: 38.2% Kurwongbah — Mortgage: 49.3% Kurwongbah — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 20.2%
Kallangur — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Kurwongbah — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 9.1%
Kallangur — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Kurwongbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 8.2%
Kallangur — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Kurwongbah — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.5%
Kallangur — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Kurwongbah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.9%
Kallangur — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Kurwongbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Kallangur Kurwongbah
New Zealand 6.2% / 3.3%
Kallangur — New Zealand: 6.2% Kurwongbah — New Zealand: 3.3%
England 3.4% / 2.6%
Kallangur — England: 3.4% Kurwongbah — England: 2.6%
South Africa 0.8% / 1.7%
Kallangur — South Africa: 0.8% Kurwongbah — South Africa: 1.7%
India 0.8% / 0.5%
Kallangur — India: 0.8% Kurwongbah — India: 0.5%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Kallangur — Philippines: 1.2% Kurwongbah — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / 0.7%
Kallangur — Scotland: 0.4% Kurwongbah — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Kallangur — Netherlands: not among its largest Kurwongbah — Netherlands: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kallangur 74.3% houses
Kallangur — Houses: 74.3% Kallangur — Townhouses: 22.1% Kallangur — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Kurwongbah 96.2% houses
Kurwongbah — Houses: 96.2% Kurwongbah — Townhouses: 0.9% Kurwongbah — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Median house price $875,000 $992,500
Median unit price $687,750 —
Median land price $856,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 196 sales
 26 days
from 5 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.

Kallangur Kurwongbah
3 bed $850K / $1.06M
Kallangur — 3 bed: $850K (182 sales) Kurwongbah — 3 bed: $1.06M (6 sales)

182 vs 6 sales

4 bed $910K / $970K
Kallangur — 4 bed: $910K (128 sales) Kurwongbah — 4 bed: $970K (12 sales)

128 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Kallangur Kurwongbah
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Houses 3.9%
$630/wk on $849K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kallangur Kurwongbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools Higher than 25% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of QLD —

Liveability

Kallangur is more walkable (87 vs 0); Kurwongbah scores higher overall (62 vs 48).

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Grade C B
Score 48/100 62/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kallangur carries more crime risk (66 vs 43).

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
43/100
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 2.6 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 1.5%

Schools in Kallangur

  • Kallangur State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Dakabin State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Charlotte Mason College Independent · Combined
  • Pinnacle Academic College Independent · Primary
  • Queensland Pathways State College - Moreton Bay Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Kurwongbah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 30 2
Childcare 17 0
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 6 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 6 0
Waterways 28 23

Mobility

Kurwongbah sits further from the CBD (34.8 km vs 28.1 km).

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Walkability score 87/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 28.1 km 34.8 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4503
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4503
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.

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Car (driver) 74.0% / 72.6%
Kallangur — Car (driver): 74.0% Kurwongbah — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 16.8%
Kallangur — Worked from Home: 12.9% Kurwongbah — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 4.1%
Kallangur — Car (passenger): 5.7% Kurwongbah — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 5.4% / 4.1%
Kallangur — Train: 5.4% Kurwongbah — Train: 4.1%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.7%
Kallangur — Walked Only: 1.1% Kurwongbah — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.4 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Connectivity score 99/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
9,419 premises
 45%
474 premises

Climate

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm 950 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Kallangur Kurwongbah
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kallangur Kurwongbah
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kallangur

Outer Parks River Townhouses Transport Hub

Kurwongbah

Acreage Outer River

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