Kilcoy vs Winya
Kilcoy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Winya. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Winya: a median of $880,000, against $642,000 in Kilcoy, though rent is higher in Kilcoy. On these figures, Kilcoy tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Winya suits 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
Kilcoy
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kilcoy
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($642,500 vs $880,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kilcoy has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 19%)
- Winya has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $335/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kilcoy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (67/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kilcoy
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (67/100 vs 4/100)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 82/100)
- But Winya has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Winya
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (76.4% vs 5.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kilcoy and Winya 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
Kilcoy has more residents (1,996 vs 127); Kilcoy rents higher ($335/wk vs $300/wk).
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,996 +94% vs other | 127 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.2% | +76.4% |
| Median age | 38 | 41 |
| Median household income | $70,408/yr | $74,724/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $335/wk +10% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
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 (18.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $642,500 | $880,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 44 days from 9 sales | — |
Development activity
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 363 across Somerset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +375% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.8% $725/wk on $788K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 68% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 92% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 86% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Kilcoy is more walkable (67 vs 4).
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 43/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Winya carries more crime risk (82 vs 71).
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 71/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Kilcoy
- Kilcoy State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Kilcoy State School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Winya
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 67/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 98 km | 97.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 86 min | 85 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4515 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 87 postcode 4515 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 (75.8%).
Setting
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 129 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 175 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 48.0 km | 46.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 81/100 | 80/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 55% 998 premises | 66% 173 premises |
Climate
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 950 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,063/yr same for both | |
| Council | Somerset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair same for both | |
| Member | Shayne Neumann same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kilcoy | Winya | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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