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QLD · Somerset Council

Kilcoy, 4515

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Updated

Desirability score

48.2/100
Average

Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs

71% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • High desirability
What Kilcoy is known for: Green suburb, High desirability

Suburb profile

Kilcoy anchors everyday life in Somerset, a regional smaller community with its own identity and rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability.

Population

Population
1,996
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,354
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
49 of 707
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Employment rate
52.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
79 / 19 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
70
Against the person
8
Against property
23
Rate per 1,000 residents
35.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 250 residents
State safety percentile
39.3th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+4.2%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault9
  • Drug Offences30
  • Other Property Damage10
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)31
  • Traffic And Related Offences48

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
974
  • Kilcoy State High SchoolSecondary
  • Kilcoy State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

27 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Liquor Legends KilcoyAlcohol

    42 Mary St, Kilcoy

  • Coff & coBakery
  • Bbq (2)
  • Bench
  • William Street at Kilcoy Coach StopBus stop
  • RCG’s CafeCafe

    14 William Street

  • Drinking water (3)
  • Kilcoy HospitalHospital
  • Kilcoy LibraryLibrary
  • UnitedPetrol station

    63 Hope Street, Kilcoy

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Kilcoy Anzac Memorial ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
1
Emergency department
On site
  • Kilcoy Hospitalhospital

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
3
Parks (OSM)
3

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
48.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 33% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2164th in Australia
State rank
490th in QLD
Peer rank
#125 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#177 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
71%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

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  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Coff & coamenitiesbakery
  • Drinking wateramenitiesdrinking_water
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  • Kilcoy Hospitalamenitieshospital
  • Kilcoy Libraryamenitieslibrary
  • Kilcoy Swimming Poolamenitiessports_centre

Data sources & freshness

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