Kirknie vs Mona Park
Kirknie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Mona Park. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kirknie tends to suit families with children.
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
Mona Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mona Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Kirknie has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $150/wk)
- Mona Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 21%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mona Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (866 min vs 895 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1276.9 km vs 1288.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mona Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kirknie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.7% vs -6.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kirknie and Mona Park 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
Mona Park has more residents (97 vs 70); Mona Park rents higher ($150/wk vs $113/wk).
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 97 +39% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.7% | -6.7% |
| Median age | 36 | 45 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr | $112,632/yr +28% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $113/wk | $150/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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 (21.4%).
Development activity
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 84% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
Liveability
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Kirknie carries more crime risk (36 vs 11).
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Kirknie sits further from the CBD (1288.5 km vs 1276.9 km).
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1288.5 km | 1276.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 895 min | 866 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4806 | 0.1% postcode 4807 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 4806 | 68 postcode 4807 |
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 (64.0%).
Setting
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 51 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.2 km | 26.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,037 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 13.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kirknie | Mona Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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