Kingaroy QLD 4610
Kingaroy is a suburb in Queensland, 213 km from Brisbane CBD, around 3 hours by car. Population is 10,266; the median age is 38 and the median household income is $64,688 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 2.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $260 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,200. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 5 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Kingaroy a good suburb?
Kingaroy scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
5 schools · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 51/100 · 213 km · 178 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $566K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 79/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 38 · 10,266 residents
Liveability Rating
40 / 100 · Ranked #759 in QLDEach bar is Kingaroy's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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 Kingaroy?
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Our score
40 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataKingaroy's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $566,000, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$566,500
Based on 324 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 41 days — median across 146 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 20 sales $380K
- 3 bed 142 sales $500K
- 4 bed 131 sales $649K
- 5 bed 22 sales $672K
Units
$337,000
Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 36 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 14 sales $316K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Kingaroy are currently listed at around $635,000 on average. Based on 139 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$635K
139 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$350K
9 units listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 4 days.
148 of the suburb's 3,900 dwellings (3.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Kingaroy rent for around $532 a week on average, based on 92 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$532/wk
92 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$350/wk
22 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
114 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,494 rented homes (7.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $540/wk
- 34 bonds
- +75% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $420/wk
- 29 bonds
- +71% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$532/week ($28,000 a year) on a $635,000 median
$350/week ($18,000 a year) on a $350,000 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 Kingaroy safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Kingaroy sits in the high band, with 311 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 15% on the prior year.
311 offences
14.8% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202458 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 3 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
Five schools serve Kingaroy, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. St Mary's Catholic College leads the pack.
- • 2,645 students across 5 schools (avg 529)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 1 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 908-1010, median 942 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Kingaroy State High School (946 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Kingaroy is somewhat walkable on foot — at 51/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 4 supermarkets, 23 parks and 15 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Kingaroy.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 5,517
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
South Burnett: 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 28 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Kingaroy is home to about 10,300 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $65,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
10,266
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$64,688/yr
Census Median Rent
$260/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,200/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$34,476/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
10.2%
Total Dwellings
3,900
Owner-Occupier Rate
61.7%
Houses
85.8%
Rental Stress
20.9%
Mortgage Stress
22.3%
Work From Home
4.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
100 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 17 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,441 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.2%
- Employment Rate
- 52.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 32.9%
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.
275 residents (2.7%) 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.
6.6% of residents (633) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (555).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 9,597 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 5,621 people work here; 4,315 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 23% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
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 $1,401 a year through South Burnett based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: South Burnett
In the year to August 2026, 198 new dwellings were approved across South Burnett. That mix is 160 houses and 38 units. Approvals are down 17.9% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: at least 2,500 homes
- Within 2 years 92 to 230 homes
- In 2 to 5 years 605 to 2,725 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 228 to 795 homes
- No timeframe set at least 1,575 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (55 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 Wakka Wakka People #3 - Part A & B.
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.
Setting
- Elevation
- 461 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
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
2 facilities within 5 km- 1.0 kmOther Food Product Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Sulfur dioxide
- 2.3 kmMeat ProcessingTop reported: Ammonia (total) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 4610, 36 of 14,012 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (230 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4610, 3,529 rooftop-solar systems totalling 23.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,410 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 225 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
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 $566,500 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 suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Deb Frecklington Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deb Frecklington LNP | 72.9% |
| 2020 | Deb Frecklington LNP | 62.2% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Kingaroy?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 10,266 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Kingaroy
Is Kingaroy a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Kingaroy is high (79/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Kingaroy?
Kingaroy has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Kingaroy a good place to live?
Kingaroy has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), 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 Kingaroy?
Kingaroy, QLD had a population of 10,266 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Kingaroy, QLD?
The postcode for Kingaroy, QLD is 4610.
How far is Kingaroy from Brisbane?
Kingaroy is 213 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 178 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Kingaroy?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Kingaroy was $64,688 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 Kingaroy?
The median advertised rent in Kingaroy is $532 a week for houses (92 listings) and $350 a week for units (22 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Kingaroy?
The median age of residents in Kingaroy was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Kingaroy?
There are 5 schools inside the Kingaroy boundary: 1 above, 3 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Kingaroy walkable?
Kingaroy scores 51/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Kingaroy?
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 Kingaroy belong to?
Kingaroy sits within the South Burnett local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Kingaroy?
The average residential rates bill through South Burnett is $1,401 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Kingaroy?
Across South Burnett, 198 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 17.9% 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 Kingaroy in?
Kingaroy 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
- 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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