Killarney QLD 4373
Killarney is a rural locality in Queensland, 182 km from Brisbane CBD, around 2 hours 30 minutes by car. Population is 918; the median age is 57 and the median household income is $48,256 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality fell 3.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $240 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,083. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Killarney a good place to live?
Killarney scores a C (37/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on community.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 44/100 · 182.4 km · 152 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $522K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 42/100 · Crime 31/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 57 · 918 residents
Liveability Rating
37 / 100 · Ranked #819 in QLDEach bar is Killarney'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 Killarney?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
37 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataKillarney's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $522,000, about 4% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$521,500
Based on 32 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 39 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $445K
- 3 bed 21 sales $530K
- 4 bed 5 sales $580K
Land
$315,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Killarney are currently listed at around $760,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$760K
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 370 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Killarney safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Killarney sits in the low band, with 2 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 83% on the prior year.
2 offences
83.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20248 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Killarney, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 131 students in one school (avg 131)
Combined
Walkability
Killarney is car-dependent on foot — at 44/100, most errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Killarney.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 518
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
Southern Downs: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Killarney is home to 918 residents, with a median age of 57 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $48,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
918
Median Age
57
Median Household Income
$48,256/yr
Census Median Rent
$240/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,083/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$27,716/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
19.5%
Total Dwellings
370
Owner-Occupier Rate
74.5%
Houses
96.5%
Rental Stress
25.9%
Mortgage Stress
26.9%
Work From Home
9.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.8%
- Employment Rate
- 42.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 26.1%
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.
3 residents (0.3%) 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.
8.6% of residents (77) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (77).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 892 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 340).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,627 a year through Southern Downs based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Southern Downs
In the year to August 2026, 291 new dwellings were approved across Southern Downs. That mix is 203 houses and 88 units. Approvals are up 63.4% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this locality: 58 to 220 homes
- Within 2 years 6 to 20 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 52 to 200 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (23 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 Githabul People (Waringh Waringh).
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. A native title claim over this area is registered with the Federal Court.
Climate & Setting
from Killarney Post Office, 1.2 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 527 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 760 mm
- 74 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality 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.
EV adoption
In postcode 4373, 6 of 1,094 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.0% (11 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4373, 277 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 478 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 17 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
1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 4373.
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 $521,500 this is under 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 Littleproud Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Littleproud | 26.0% | 74.0% | -1.8 |
| 2022 | David Littleproud | 27.9% | 72.1% | -3.3 |
| 2019 | David Littleproud | 24.6% | 75.4% | +7.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by James Lister Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Lister LNP | 68.5% |
| 2020 | James Lister LNP | 64.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
Looking at a specific address in Killarney?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 918 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Killarney
Is Killarney a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Killarney is low (31/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Killarney?
Killarney has a moderate recorded bushfire history (42/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Killarney a good place to live?
Killarney has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (37/100), 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 Killarney?
Killarney, QLD had a population of 918 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Killarney, QLD?
The postcode for Killarney, QLD is 4373.
How far is Killarney from Brisbane?
Killarney is 182 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 152 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Killarney?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Killarney was $48,256 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 Killarney?
There are too few current rental listings in Killarney for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $240, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Killarney?
The median age of residents in Killarney was 57 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Killarney at risk of bushfire?
Killarney has a moderate recorded bushfire history (42/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Killarney?
There is 1 school inside the Killarney boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Killarney walkable?
Killarney scores 44/100 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 Killarney?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Killarney, Killarney Post Office (1.2 km away), 760 mm of rain a year over 74 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Killarney?
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 Killarney belong to?
Killarney sits within the Southern Downs local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Killarney?
The average residential rates bill through Southern Downs is $1,627 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Killarney?
Across Southern Downs, 291 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 63.4% 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 Killarney in?
Killarney sits within the federal Division of Maranoa, currently held by David Littleproud (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
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- 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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