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QLD · Gladstone Council

Kirkwood, 4680

Current weather

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90% humidity · 7.8 km/h wind · 22.2° / 15° today · 0.2 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

40.6/100
Average

774th in QLD

58% data confidence

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

Suburb profile

In Gladstone, Kirkwood keeps a rural calm, a mid-sized suburb with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood.

Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
2,513
Median age
28
Median household income / week
$2,313
Dwelling vacancy
8.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
73 of 874
Median monthly mortgage
$1,777
Employment rate
71.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
84 / 20 / 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.

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$560

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
122
Against the person
31
Against property
44
Rate per 1,000 residents
48.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 81 residents
State safety percentile
64.1th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-11.8%

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

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault268
  • Drug Offences489
  • Good Order Offences341
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)485
  • Traffic And Related Offences423

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

Amenities

3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bus stop
  • EG Ampol KirkwoodPetrol station
  • Playground

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

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Forest Springs ParkPark
  • Koowin ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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
Overlay applies

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)
9
Parks (OSM)
2

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
40.6/100 — Average
National rank
3380th in Australia
State rank
774th in QLD
Peer rank
#244 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#368 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
58%

Data sources & freshness

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

Recent changes

  • Bus stopamenitiesbus_stop
  • EG Ampol Kirkwoodamenitiesfuel
  • Playgroundamenitiesplayground
  • Assaultcrime268
  • Drug Offencescrime489
  • Good Order Offencescrime341
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime485
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime423
  • Forest Springs Parkgovernmentpark
  • Koowin Parkgovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

More in Gladstone Council

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