Kirkwood vs Telina

Kirkwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 39 in Telina. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kirkwood, about half of households rent and most households are couple families. In Telina, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kirkwood: a median of $654,000, against $580,000 in Telina, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kirkwood tends to suit renters, young adults, and families with children, while Telina 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

Kirkwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 60%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 86%)
  • But Telina carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Telina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($199,000 vs $690,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($580,000 vs $654,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kirkwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 32%)
  • Telina has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Telina

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (364 min vs 375 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (525.2 km vs 528.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Telina

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Kirkwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.7% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kirkwood Telina
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.

Kirkwood Telina
Walkability 0 / 51
Kirkwood — Walkability: 0/100 Telina — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 48 / 58
Kirkwood — Safety: 48/100 Telina — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 28 / 100
Kirkwood — Low fire risk: 28/100 Telina — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Telina skews older (39 vs 28); Kirkwood rents higher ($350/wk vs $255/wk).

Kirkwood Telina
Population 2,513
+13% vs other
 2,197
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +2.5%
Median age 28 39
Median household income $120,276/yr
+17% vs other
 $100,204/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+27% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kirkwood Telina
0-4 10.7% / 6.6%
Kirkwood — 0-4: 10.7% Telina — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 20.0% / 14.0%
Kirkwood — 5-14: 20.0% Telina — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.1% / 6.1%
Kirkwood — 15-19: 7.1% Telina — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.9% / 4.4%
Kirkwood — 20-24: 5.9% Telina — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 19.4% / 12.2%
Kirkwood — 25-34: 19.4% Telina — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 16.6% / 14.1%
Kirkwood — 35-44: 16.6% Telina — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 10.1% / 13.8%
Kirkwood — 45-54: 10.1% Telina — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 6.6% / 13.4%
Kirkwood — 55-64: 6.6% Telina — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 2.7% / 9.2%
Kirkwood — 65-74: 2.7% Telina — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 0.7% / 4.8%
Kirkwood — 75-84: 0.7% Telina — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 0.2% / 1.7%
Kirkwood — 85+: 0.2% Telina — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kirkwood 60.9% couple families
Kirkwood — Couple Families: 60.9% Kirkwood — Lone Person: 16.1% Kirkwood — One Parent Families: 18.8% Kirkwood — Group Household: 4.2% Kirkwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Telina 48.0% couple families
Telina — Couple Families: 48.0% Telina — Lone Person: 36.5% Telina — One Parent Families: 12.4% Telina — Group Household: 2.6% Telina — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kirkwood 48.2% renting
Kirkwood — Owned Outright: 8.9% Kirkwood — Mortgage: 42.9% Kirkwood — Renting: 48.2%
Telina 32.5% renting
Telina — Owned Outright: 26.7% Telina — Mortgage: 40.8% Telina — Renting: 32.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kirkwood Telina
New Zealand 3.5% / 3.1%
Kirkwood — New Zealand: 3.5% Telina — New Zealand: 3.1%
Philippines 4.0% / 2.4%
Kirkwood — Philippines: 4.0% Telina — Philippines: 2.4%
South Africa 3.6% / 1.1%
Kirkwood — South Africa: 3.6% Telina — South Africa: 1.1%
England 1.4% / 2.4%
Kirkwood — England: 1.4% Telina — England: 2.4%
India 2.3% / 0.7%
Kirkwood — India: 2.3% Telina — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

Qualifications

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

Kirkwood Telina
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 22.0%
Kirkwood — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Telina — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 7.6%
Kirkwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Telina — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 6.3%
Kirkwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Telina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.3%
Kirkwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Telina — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.0%
Kirkwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Telina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kirkwood 97.4% houses
Kirkwood — Houses: 97.4% Kirkwood — Townhouses: 2.5% Kirkwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Telina 86.5% houses
Telina — Houses: 86.5% Telina — Townhouses: 13.0% Telina — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kirkwood Telina
Median house price $654,500 $580,000
Median unit price — $439,625
Median land price $690,000 $199,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 48 sales
 30 days
from 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.

Kirkwood Telina
3 bed $547K / $550K
Kirkwood — 3 bed: $547K (9 sales) Telina — 3 bed: $550K (29 sales)

9 vs 29 sales

4 bed $663K / $622K
Kirkwood — 4 bed: $663K (90 sales) Telina — 4 bed: $622K (30 sales)

90 vs 30 sales

Development activity

Kirkwood Telina
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
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.

Kirkwood Telina
Houses 4.3%
$575/wk on $699K
 3.9%
$550/wk on $727K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kirkwood Telina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Telina is more walkable (51 vs 0); Telina scores higher overall (59 vs 26).

Kirkwood Telina
Grade D B
Score 26/100 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kirkwood carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0); Kirkwood carries more crime risk (52 vs 42).

Kirkwood Telina
Bushfire High
72/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Kirkwood Telina
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

Kirkwood Telina
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Kirkwood sits further from the CBD (528.5 km vs 525.2 km).

Kirkwood Telina
Walkability score 0/100 51/100
Distance to Brisbane 528.5 km 525.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 375 min 364 min
Public transport score 18/100
Bus
 32/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 0.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4680
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 4680
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.

Kirkwood Telina
Car (driver) 86.0% / 88.2%
Kirkwood — Car (driver): 86.0% Telina — Car (driver): 88.2%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 6.8%
Kirkwood — Car (passenger): 7.1% Telina — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 3.8%
Kirkwood — Worked from Home: 5.1% Telina — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Bus 0.9% / 0.3%
Kirkwood — Bus: 0.9% Telina — Bus: 0.3%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.3%
Kirkwood — Walked Only: 0.7% Telina — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bicycle 0.3% / 0.4%
Kirkwood — Bicycle: 0.3% Telina — Bicycle: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.2%).

Setting

Kirkwood Telina
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km 4.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kirkwood Telina
Connectivity score 86/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
1,006 premises
 52%
999 premises

Climate

Kirkwood Telina
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kirkwood Telina
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ 5.3 µg/m³
PM10 14.3 µg/m³ 16.0 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.46 pphm 0.49 pphm

Council rates

Kirkwood Telina
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Kirkwood Telina
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kirkwood Telina
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kirkwood

Acreage Affordable Family Young Families

Telina

Affordable Large Blocks Parks

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