Kalkie QLD 4670
Kalkie is a suburb in Queensland, 363 km from Brisbane CBD, around 4 hours 15 minutes by car. Population is 2,968; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $83,148 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 10.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $310 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,502. Kalkie is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Kalkie a good suburb?
Kalkie scores a B (57/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 34/100 · 363.2 km · 254 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $773K
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 36/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 40 · 2,968 residents
Liveability Rating
57 / 100 · Ranked #379 in QLDEach bar is Kalkie's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
How do you rate the liveability in Kalkie?
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Our score
57 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataKalkie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $773,000, roughly 22% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$773,000
39% above its 4 neighbours (median $555,500)
Based on 67 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 40 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 23 sales $641K
- 4 bed 32 sales $812K
Land
$352,500
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Kalkie are currently listed at around $807,000 on average. Based on 14 houses listed in the past six months.
$807K
14 houses listed in the last 6 months.
15 of the suburb's 1,064 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Kalkie rent for around $665 a week on average, based on 10 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$665/wk
10 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
12 rentals advertised against an estimated 266 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 2-bed units
- $500/wk
- 16 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025113 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4670.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$665/week ($35,000 a year) on a $807,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Kalkie safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Kalkie sits in the low band, with 32 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 10% on the prior year.
32 offences
10.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20248 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Kalkie, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 1,412 students across 2 schools (avg 706)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 972-1089, median 1030 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: St Luke's Anglican School (1,090 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Kalkie is car-dependent on foot — at 34/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Kalkie.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 3.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 5.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 2.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1.5 min
- Span of service
- 10.6 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Kalkie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 43%
- Premises covered
- 1,245
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Bundaberg: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Kalkie is home to about 3,000 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $83,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,968
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$83,148/yr
Census Median Rent
$310/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,502/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$37,752/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.6%
Total Dwellings
1,064
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.0%
Houses
92.7%
Rental Stress
19.4%
Mortgage Stress
21.7%
Work From Home
5.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
19 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 3 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 260 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 87.6%
- Employment Rate
- 56.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 37.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
71 residents (2.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
5.3% of residents (147) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (99).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,784 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 437 people work here; 1,344 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 43% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,773 a year through Bundaberg based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Bundaberg
In the year to August 2026, 997 new dwellings were approved across Bundaberg. That mix is 830 houses and 167 units. Approvals are down 44.7% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 1,122 to 3,355 homes
- Within 2 years 44 to 110 homes
- In 2 to 5 years 194 to 700 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 73 to 180 homes
- In 10 years or more 7 to 25 homes
- No timeframe set 804 to 2,340 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (52 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, Taribelang Bunda People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. Native title over this area has been determined.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 9.1 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.
From the Bundaberg (Wide Bay-Burnett) monitoring station, 7.4 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Bundaberg Aero, 9.4 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 7.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 969 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.7°C
- 1 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 11.2°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
5 facilities within 5 km- 1.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 2.1 km
- 2.2 kmSpirit ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 3.2 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Total Phosphorus
EV adoption
In postcode 4670, 242 of 74,041 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (1,336 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4670, 24,659 rooftop-solar systems totalling 152.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 35,774 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1,424 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
15 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 4670.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $773,000 this is $23,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by David Batt Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Batt | 43.7% | 56.3% | +3.8 |
| 2022 | Keith Pitt | 39.9% | 60.1% | -4.4 |
| 2019 | Keith Pitt | 35.5% | 64.5% | +6.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Tom Smith Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland)
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tom Smith ALP | 51.5% |
| 2020 | Tom Smith ALP | 50.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Featured in
- #3 in Bundaberg's highest-income suburbs
- #3 in Bundaberg suburbs with the largest Hindu community
- #4 in Bundaberg's most educated suburbs
- #4 in The most liveable suburbs in Bundaberg
- #4 in Bundaberg suburbs with the largest Muslim community
- #4 in Bundaberg suburbs where young families live
- #5 in Bundaberg suburbs with the biggest house blocks
- #5 in Bundaberg suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
- #5 in Bundaberg suburbs with the best NBN connectivity
- #6 in Bundaberg suburbs where the most residents moved from a capital city
- #7 in The safest suburbs in Bundaberg
- #7 in Bundaberg suburbs that suit young professionals
- #8 in Bundaberg suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
- #11 in Bundaberg suburbs with the deepest rental markets
- #11 in Bundaberg's most owner-occupied suburbs
- #11 in Bundaberg suburbs with the best public transport
- #12 in Bundaberg suburbs where the most homes are owned outright
- #12 in Bundaberg suburbs where seniors live
- #13 in Best Bundaberg suburbs for first-home buyers (houses)
- #13 in Highest-yielding Bundaberg suburbs (houses)
- #13 in Most walkable suburbs in Bundaberg
- #14 in Bundaberg suburbs with the most parkland nearby
Nearby suburbs
Bundaberg North QLD 4670
Bundaberg East QLD 4670
Gooburrum QLD 4670
Ashfield QLD 4670
Rubyanna QLD 4670
Windermere QLD 4670
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Common questions about Kalkie
Is Kalkie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Kalkie is low (36/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Kalkie?
Kalkie has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Kalkie a good place to live?
Kalkie has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (57/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Kalkie?
Kalkie, QLD had a population of 2,968 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Kalkie, QLD?
The postcode for Kalkie, QLD is 4670.
How far is Kalkie from Brisbane?
Kalkie is 363 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 254 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Kalkie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Kalkie was $83,148 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Kalkie?
The median advertised rent in Kalkie is $665 a week for houses (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Kalkie?
The median age of residents in Kalkie was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Kalkie?
There are 2 schools inside the Kalkie boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Kalkie walkable?
Kalkie scores 34/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Kalkie?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Kalkie, Bundaberg Aero (9.4 km away), summer days average 30.7°C, winter nights 11.2°C, 969 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days, and 1 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Kalkie?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Kalkie belong to?
Kalkie sits within the Bundaberg local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Kalkie?
The average residential rates bill through Bundaberg is $1,773 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Kalkie?
Across Bundaberg, 997 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 44.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Kalkie in?
Kalkie sits within the federal Division of Hinkler, currently held by David Batt (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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