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Kalkie QLD 4670

1,493 addresses · 72 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Kalkie · 298 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Kalkie is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,968 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,599 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,968Population
40Median age
$1,599Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bundaberg East - Kalkie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kalkie itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bundaberg, 4.6 km south-west · Railway halt: Australian Sugar Cane Railway, 5 km west · Bus interchange: Bundaberg Coach Station, 3.9 km south-west · Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 8.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kalkie

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Kalkie QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Population by age in Kalkie
Population by age, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4184
5-14414
15-19204
20-24161
25-34350
35-44341
45-54383
55-64289
65-74346
75-84215
85+84
Dwelling types in Kalkie
Dwelling types, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House986
Townhouse36
Apartment43
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kalkie
Households by weekly income, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650141
$650-1,499327
$1,500-2,999342
$3,000+172
Top ancestries in Kalkie
Top ancestries, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,240
English1,234
Scottish312
Irish273
German270
Other197
Housing tenure in Kalkie
Housing tenure, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned370
Mortgage410
Rented260
Other11
Cars per household in Kalkie
Cars per household, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
026
1328
2452
3168
4+76
Commute to work in Kalkie
Commute to work, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,088
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle3
Home58
Top countries of birth in Kalkie
Top countries of birth, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England59
India43
New Zealand36
South Africa33
Philippines27
Vietnam16
Languages used at home in Kalkie
Languages used at home, Kalkie QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam32
Vietnamese20
Afrikaans19
Korean17
Nepali15
Punjabi15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,104 bird observations recorded near Kalkie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kalkie

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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