Kirknie vs Mount Kelly
Kirknie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Mount Kelly. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most 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
Mount Kelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 36/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Kelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 41%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kirknie
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $315/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mount Kelly
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (865 min vs 895 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1268.7 km vs 1288.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Kelly
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 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 3.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kirknie and Mount Kelly 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
Mount Kelly has more residents (291 vs 70); Mount Kelly rents higher ($315/wk vs $113/wk).
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 291 +316% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.7% | +3.9% |
| Median age | 36 | 42 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr | $111,644/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $113/wk | $315/wk +179% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
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 (23.7%).
Property market
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $665,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 22 across Burdekin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -9% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 83% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of QLD | Higher than 36% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 14% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
Liveability
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 21).
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Low 21/100 |
| 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 | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Kirknie sits further from the CBD (1288.5 km vs 1268.7 km).
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1288.5 km +2% vs other | 1268.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 895 min | 865 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 (72.4%).
Setting
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 51 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 31.2 km | 22.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 133 premises |
Climate
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,502/yr same for both | |
| Council | Burdekin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kirknie | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.