Kelvin Grove vs Red Hill

Kelvin Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 33 in Red Hill. In Kelvin Grove, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Red Hill, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Red Hill: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.5 million in Kelvin Grove, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kelvin Grove tends to suit renters 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kelvin Grove has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • Red Hill carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kelvin Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,500,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kelvin Grove has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 47%)
  • Red Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kelvin Grove has more units and townhouses to downsize into (69% vs 35%)
  • Red Hill carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
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.

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Walkability 85 / 85
Kelvin Grove — Walkability: 85/100 Red Hill — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 27 / 90
Kelvin Grove — Safety: 27/100 Red Hill — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kelvin Grove — Low fire risk: 100/100 Red Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Red Hill has higher household incomes ($123,084 vs $86,840); Kelvin Grove has more residents (7,909 vs 5,834).

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Population 7,909
+26% vs other
 5,834
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +4.9%
Median age 28 33
Median household income $86,840/yr $123,084/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $430/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
0-4 3.8% / 4.9%
Kelvin Grove — 0-4: 3.8% Red Hill — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.6% / 9.8%
Kelvin Grove — 5-14: 9.6% Red Hill — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 9.4% / 5.8%
Kelvin Grove — 15-19: 9.4% Red Hill — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 17.8% / 12.0%
Kelvin Grove — 20-24: 17.8% Red Hill — 20-24: 12.0%
25-34 22.8% / 20.8%
Kelvin Grove — 25-34: 22.8% Red Hill — 25-34: 20.8%
35-44 14.1% / 14.9%
Kelvin Grove — 35-44: 14.1% Red Hill — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 10.4% / 14.5%
Kelvin Grove — 45-54: 10.4% Red Hill — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 5.8% / 9.0%
Kelvin Grove — 55-64: 5.8% Red Hill — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 3.6% / 5.4%
Kelvin Grove — 65-74: 3.6% Red Hill — 65-74: 5.4%
75-84 1.9% / 2.5%
Kelvin Grove — 75-84: 1.9% Red Hill — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.0% / 0.6%
Kelvin Grove — 85+: 1.0% Red Hill — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kelvin Grove 40.5% lone person
Kelvin Grove — Lone Person: 40.5% Kelvin Grove — Couple Families: 25.7% Kelvin Grove — Group Household: 19.2% Kelvin Grove — One Parent Families: 11.7% Kelvin Grove — Other Families: 2.9%
Red Hill 37.6% lone person
Red Hill — Lone Person: 37.6% Red Hill — Couple Families: 35.3% Red Hill — Group Household: 15.7% Red Hill — One Parent Families: 8.5% Red Hill — Other Families: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kelvin Grove 66.0% renting
Kelvin Grove — Owned Outright: 13.1% Kelvin Grove — Mortgage: 20.9% Kelvin Grove — Renting: 66.0%
Red Hill 46.8% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 20.3% Red Hill — Mortgage: 32.9% Red Hill — Renting: 46.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Bachelor Degree 25.1% / 28.5%
Kelvin Grove — Bachelor Degree: 25.1% Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 28.5%
Postgraduate Degree 12.7% / 11.0%
Kelvin Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 12.7% Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 11.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 7.7%
Kelvin Grove — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.1%
Kelvin Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 4.3%
Kelvin Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.5%).

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.

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
China 5.7% / 0.8%
Kelvin Grove — China: 5.7% Red Hill — China: 0.8%
England 2.5% / 3.8%
Kelvin Grove — England: 2.5% Red Hill — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.9%
Kelvin Grove — New Zealand: 2.3% Red Hill — New Zealand: 2.9%
India 3.6% / 0.8%
Kelvin Grove — India: 3.6% Red Hill — India: 0.8%
Vietnam 2.1% / —
Kelvin Grove — Vietnam: 2.1% Red Hill — Vietnam: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.8%
Kelvin Grove — South Africa: not among its largest Red Hill — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kelvin Grove 31.2% houses
Kelvin Grove — Houses: 31.2% Kelvin Grove — Flats / Apartments: 62.5% Kelvin Grove — Townhouses: 6.3%
Red Hill 64.9% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 64.9% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 27.5% Red Hill — Townhouses: 7.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Median house price $1,500,000 $1,800,000
Median unit price $720,000 $780,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 37 sales
 25 days
from 73 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
1 bed $650K / $614K
Kelvin Grove — 1 bed: $650K (65 sales) Red Hill — 1 bed: $614K (5 sales)

65 vs 5 sales

2 bed $844K / $802K
Kelvin Grove — 2 bed: $844K (71 sales) Red Hill — 2 bed: $802K (18 sales)

71 vs 18 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.

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
2 bed $1.2M / $1.5M
Kelvin Grove — 2 bed: $1.2M (10 sales) Red Hill — 2 bed: $1.5M (11 sales)

10 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $1.63M
Kelvin Grove — 3 bed: $1.51M (36 sales) Red Hill — 3 bed: $1.63M (45 sales)

36 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.55M / $2.08M
Kelvin Grove — 4 bed: $1.55M (16 sales) Red Hill — 4 bed: $2.08M (40 sales)

16 vs 40 sales

Development activity

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
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.

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Houses — 4.5%
$950/wk on $1.1M
Units 4.9%
$665/wk on $704K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Schools Higher than 39% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 71% of QLD —

Liveability

Red Hill scores higher overall (97 vs 62).

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Grade B A+
Score 62/100 97/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kelvin Grove carries more crime risk (73 vs 10).

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 Low
10/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Kelvin Grove, 0.0 km
 3
Kelvin Grove, 1.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 14.2% 6.0%

Schools in Kelvin Grove

  • Compass Independent School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Kelvin Grove State College Government · Combined below peers
  • Queensland Academy for Creative Industries Government · Secondary

Schools in Red Hill

  • Red Hill Special School Government · Combined · Special school
  • Red Hill Special School - Ithaca Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 14 8
Parks & reserves 12 4
Childcare 4 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Walkability score 85/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 3.8 km
+5% vs other
 3.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 236.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 138.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4059
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 23
postcode 4059
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.

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Car (driver) 41.5% / 45.7%
Kelvin Grove — Car (driver): 41.5% Red Hill — Car (driver): 45.7%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 32.4%
Kelvin Grove — Worked from Home: 25.2% Red Hill — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Bus 15.4% / 8.4%
Kelvin Grove — Bus: 15.4% Red Hill — Bus: 8.4%
Walked Only 9.2% / 5.4%
Kelvin Grove — Walked Only: 9.2% Red Hill — Walked Only: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.8%
Kelvin Grove — Car (passenger): 4.3% Red Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.7%).

Setting

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Elevation 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.9 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 11.9 km
4.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Connectivity score 79/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
3,155 premises
 3%
2,741 premises

Climate

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
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)

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Division Brisbane
same for both
Member Madonna Jarrett
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kelvin Grove Red Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kelvin Grove

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Students Urban

Red Hill

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

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