Kalpowar vs Boyne Valley
Boyne Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 60 in Kalpowar. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kalpowar tends to suit people living alone.
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
Boyne Valley
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kalpowar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kalpowar
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $160/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 16%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kalpowar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (324 min vs 373 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (442.6 km vs 503.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kalpowar has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 28%)
- Boyne Valley carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 83/100)
Weighs 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
Kalpowar and Boyne Valley 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
Boyne Valley has more residents (301 vs 53); Boyne Valley rents higher ($160/wk vs $70/wk).
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 301 +468% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -20.9% | -15.9% |
| Median age | 60 | 56 |
| Median household income | $35,724/yr | $51,428/yr +44% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $70/wk | $160/wk +129% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
Property market
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $325,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $335,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 58 days from 4 sales |
Development activity
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 997 across Bundaberg | 274 across Gladstone |
| Approvals change year on year | -45% | +132% |
Ranking within QLD
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — | Higher than 37% of QLD |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of QLD | Higher than 50% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 36% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 21% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
Liveability
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kalpowar carries more crime risk (83 vs 20).
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | High 83/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kalpowar
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Boyne Valley
- Builyan State School Government · Primary
- Nagoorin State School Government · Primary
- Ubobo State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 53 | 157 |
Mobility
Boyne Valley sits further from the CBD (503.5 km vs 442.6 km).
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 442.6 km | 503.5 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 324 min | 373 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4630 | 0.3% postcode 4680 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 44 postcode 4630 | 59 postcode 4680 |
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 (53.3%).
Setting
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 317 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 134 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 248 premises |
Climate
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 721 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,773/yr | $2,358/yr |
| Council | Bundaberg | Gladstone |
Federal electorate
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kalpowar | Boyne Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Boyne Valley
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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