Kensington vs Svensson Heights

Svensson Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Kensington. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Svensson Heights, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kensington: a median of $810,000, against $618,000 in Svensson Heights, though rent is higher in Svensson Heights. On these figures, Svensson Heights 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

Svensson Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 96/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Svensson Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper houses ($618,500 vs $810,000)
  • But Kensington has cheaper land ($549,250 vs $671,700)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Svensson Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kensington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (246 min vs 251 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (354.6 km vs 358.2 km)
  • But Svensson Heights is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Svensson Heights

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 96/100)
  • But Kensington has more units and townhouses to downsize into (29% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Kensington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.9% vs 4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kensington Svensson Heights
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.

Kensington Svensson Heights
Walkability 0 / 62
Kensington — Walkability: 0/100 Svensson Heights — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 4 / 36
Kensington — Safety: 4/100 Svensson Heights — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kensington — Low fire risk: 100/100 Svensson Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Svensson Heights has more residents (3,334 vs 722); Kensington skews older (47 vs 44).

Kensington Svensson Heights
Population 722 3,334
+362% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.9% +4.1%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $50,544/yr $54,808/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $265/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kensington Svensson Heights
0-4 4.4% / 4.9%
Kensington — 0-4: 4.4% Svensson Heights — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.5% / 11.6%
Kensington — 5-14: 11.5% Svensson Heights — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.5% / 6.2%
Kensington — 15-19: 6.5% Svensson Heights — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.2% / 5.9%
Kensington — 20-24: 6.2% Svensson Heights — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.4% / 11.7%
Kensington — 25-34: 8.4% Svensson Heights — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 10.0% / 9.7%
Kensington — 35-44: 10.0% Svensson Heights — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.5% / 11.9%
Kensington — 45-54: 14.5% Svensson Heights — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 14.1% / 12.1%
Kensington — 55-64: 14.1% Svensson Heights — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 16.8% / 10.5%
Kensington — 65-74: 16.8% Svensson Heights — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 6.0% / 10.2%
Kensington — 75-84: 6.0% Svensson Heights — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 1.0% / 5.2%
Kensington — 85+: 1.0% Svensson Heights — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kensington 43.1% lone person
Kensington — Lone Person: 43.1% Kensington — Couple Families: 40.5% Kensington — One Parent Families: 11.8% Kensington — Group Household: 4.6% Kensington — Other Families: 0.0%
Svensson Heights 47.8% lone person
Svensson Heights — Lone Person: 47.8% Svensson Heights — Couple Families: 26.5% Svensson Heights — One Parent Families: 20.3% Svensson Heights — Group Household: 4.0% Svensson Heights — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kensington 21.4% renting
Kensington — Owned Outright: 48.9% Kensington — Mortgage: 29.8% Kensington — Renting: 21.4%
Svensson Heights 40.6% renting
Svensson Heights — Owned Outright: 33.2% Svensson Heights — Mortgage: 26.2% Svensson Heights — Renting: 40.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kensington Svensson Heights
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 18.8%
Kensington — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Svensson Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 6.9%
Kensington — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Svensson Heights — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 5.3%
Kensington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Svensson Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.1%
Kensington — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Svensson Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 1.2%
Kensington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Svensson Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Kensington Svensson Heights
England 3.0% / 2.0%
Kensington — England: 3.0% Svensson Heights — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.7%
Kensington — New Zealand: 2.4% Svensson Heights — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines 1.1% / 0.4%
Kensington — Philippines: 1.1% Svensson Heights — Philippines: 0.4%
Fiji 1.0% / 0.3%
Kensington — Fiji: 1.0% Svensson Heights — Fiji: 0.3%
Malaysia 0.8% / —
Kensington — Malaysia: 0.8% Svensson Heights — Malaysia: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.4%
Kensington — Italy: not among its largest Svensson Heights — Italy: 0.4%
India — / 0.4%
Kensington — India: not among its largest Svensson Heights — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kensington 70.6% houses
Kensington — Houses: 70.6% Kensington — Flats / Apartments: 29.4% Kensington — Townhouses: 0.0%
Svensson Heights 80.9% houses
Svensson Heights — Houses: 80.9% Svensson Heights — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Svensson Heights — Townhouses: 18.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kensington Svensson Heights
Median house price $810,000 $618,500
Median unit price — $450,000
Median land price $549,250 $671,700
Typical days to sell (houses) 78 days
from 4 sales
 41 days
from 21 sales

Development activity

Kensington Svensson Heights
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.

Kensington Svensson Heights
Houses — 4.6%
$590/wk on $665K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kensington Svensson Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of QLD

Liveability

Svensson Heights is more walkable (62 vs 0); Svensson Heights scores higher overall (42 vs 16).

Kensington Svensson Heights
Grade D C
Score 16/100 42/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kensington carries more crime risk (96 vs 64).

Kensington Svensson Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 Moderate
64/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Kensington Svensson Heights
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kensington Svensson Heights
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Childcare 0 3
GPs 1 0
Waterways 9 3

Mobility

Svensson Heights sits further from the CBD (358.2 km vs 354.6 km).

Kensington Svensson Heights
Walkability score 0/100 62/100
Distance to Brisbane 354.6 km 358.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 246 min 251 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.

Kensington Svensson Heights
Car (driver) 85.0% / 84.2%
Kensington — Car (driver): 85.0% Svensson Heights — Car (driver): 84.2%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 7.4%
Kensington — Car (passenger): 6.8% Svensson Heights — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 4.1%
Kensington — Worked from Home: 6.8% Svensson Heights — Worked from Home: 4.1%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.5%
Kensington — Walked Only: 1.3% Svensson Heights — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bicycle — / 1.4%
Kensington — Bicycle: not among its largest Svensson Heights — Bicycle: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Kensington Svensson Heights
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kensington Svensson Heights
Connectivity score 47/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
397 premises
 21%
1,826 premises

Climate

Kensington Svensson Heights
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)

Kensington Svensson Heights
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 9.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kensington Svensson Heights
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Kensington Svensson Heights
Division Hinkler
same for both
Member David Batt
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kensington Svensson Heights
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kensington

Premium Rural

Svensson Heights

Affordable Quiet Retirees River

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