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Kirkwood QLD 4680

1,042 addresses · 49 streets

Flynn Electorate › Gladstone LGA › Kirkwood · 437 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Kirkwood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,513 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $2,313 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 52% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,513Population
28Median age
$2,313Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Clinton - New Auckland statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kirkwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gladstone, 6.3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Heron Island Ferry Terminal/Check-in, 6.9 km north · Airport: Gladstone Airport, 2.7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 52.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kirkwood

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

Tree cover measures, Kirkwood QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202052.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202183.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 75.5%

Population by age in Kirkwood
Population by age, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4270
5-14503
15-19178
20-24149
25-34488
35-44418
45-54254
55-64167
65-7469
75-8417
85+4
Dwelling types in Kirkwood
Dwelling types, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House778
Townhouse20
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kirkwood
Households by weekly income, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65056
$650-1,499143
$1,500-2,999292
$3,000+229
Top ancestries in Kirkwood
Top ancestries, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian997
English844
Other243
Scottish201
Irish182
German165
Housing tenure in Kirkwood
Housing tenure, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned70
Mortgage338
Rented379
Other3
Cars per household in Kirkwood
Cars per household, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
010
1219
2407
3110
4+44
Commute to work in Kirkwood
Commute to work, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,000
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle3
Home55
Top countries of birth in Kirkwood
Top countries of birth, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines101
South Africa90
New Zealand89
India57
England36
Pakistan15
Languages used at home in Kirkwood
Languages used at home, Kirkwood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans57
Tagalog46
Filipino40
Hindi23
Tamil21
Urdu18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,895 bird observations recorded near Kirkwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kirkwood

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.