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The quick read on
QLD 4059 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Kelvin Grove, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kelvin Grove QLD
Based on 42 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,530,000
Up 18.1% over 12 months
Based on 100 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 7.1% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Kelvin Grove, QLD is currently $1,530,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kelvin Grove has a 12-month growth rate of 18.1% for houses and 17.2% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $858,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000 in Kelvin Grove.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kelvin Grove is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kelvin Grove is $791,000, which has increased 17.2% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $685,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $868,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,260,000 in Kelvin Grove. The median rent for units and apartments in Kelvin Grove is $675 per week and has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Kelvin Grove is 1,454 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% above the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Kelvin Grove.
Overall crime rate
1,454
offences per 100,000 residents
18% aboveGreater Brisbane
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
7,909 people call Kelvin Grove home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,670 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
20.6% of workers in Kelvin Grove worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
5.7% of Kelvin Grove residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
52.3% of people in Kelvin Grove described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kelvin Grove QLD 4059.
13.4% of Kelvin Grove's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
1,697 family households lived in Kelvin Grove; 37.7% were couple families and 17.1% were one-parent families.
38.9% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Kelvin Grove had 7,909 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
12.2% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 31.1% of occupied private dwellings in Kelvin Grove.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 61.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
13.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
20.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
66.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Kelvin Grove had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 31.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 17.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
20.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
33.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
11.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
17.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 51.2% of the total.
31.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
25.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 74.4% reported a different address.
41.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
63.6% of residents used only English at home.
32.5% used a language other than English at home.
7.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.9% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
41.2% of Kelvin Grove's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.8% was born in Australia.
5.7% of residents were born in China.
3.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 68.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 28.7% of ancestry responses in Kelvin Grove.
Australian ancestry made up 24.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 11.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
36.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 10.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.7% of workers, and education and training employed 12.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.3%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
33.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
69.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.6% reported asthma, 3.1% arthritis and 2.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
40.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 20.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,670 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 20.6% in Kelvin Grove, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 13.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 66.0% in Kelvin Grove, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,530,000, while units and apartments sit at $791,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,697 local families, and 13.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,600,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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