Kallangur, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kallangur is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane, lying in Yugarabul country. Its name is said to come from an Aboriginal word, kalangoor, recorded as meaning a goodly or satisfactory place — a term drawn from the Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) language of the wider region. European settlement followed the land's acquisition in 1855 by Thomas Petrie, son of a Scottish migrant family prominent in the early Moreton Bay district. The Old Gympie Road once ran through Kallangur, carrying Cobb & Co coaches on the route between Brisbane and the goldfields at Gympie, and the area grew in the early twentieth century as a staging point on the way to the Redcliffe peninsula, before the Hornibrook Bridge opened in the 1930s. Kallangur State School opened in 1930. More recent decades have brought steady residential growth along the northern corridor, with Anzac Avenue as the suburb's main thoroughfare and a railway station reconnecting it to the wider network.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kallangur is more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 916, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Kallangur a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Kallangur from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
16/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (16/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Amenities & access
80/100Plenty mapped nearby
About 110 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Kallangur at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 21,761
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $1,456
- SEIFA score
- 916
- Local government area
- Moreton Bay
- Coordinates
- -27.2506, 152.9964
Map of Kallangur
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Housing & property in Kallangur
What it costs to live in Kallangur and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,545
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 54%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 43%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Kallangur demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Kallangur demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kallangur using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 30% and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4,404 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,786 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6,480 | 30% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,961 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,129 | 14% |
Share of the 21,760 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,651 | 20% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,761 | 34% |
| Rented | 3,476 | 43% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6,015 | 74% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,793 | 22% |
| Flats & apartments | 121 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 8,097 occupied private dwellings in Kallangur.
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,695
- Median weekly personal income
- $735
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,316 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,913 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 1,092 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8,520 (51%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Employed full-time
- 5,808
- Employed part-time
- 3,173
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Kallangur
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kallangur is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 21.6°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 21.4°C | 193 mm |
| Mar | 27.6°C | 20.8°C | 147 mm |
| Apr | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm |
| May | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 11.3°C | 38 mm |
| Aug | 21.9°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm |
| Sep | 24°C | 14.1°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 25.7°C | 16.7°C | 108 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.7°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 113 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Places in and around Kallangur
Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.
Eat & drink
20 nearbyPizzaworkz · Domino's · Latte Be · Diamands Tavern · Sushi Bee · Kebab Beat
Parks & recreation
56 nearbyAnytime Fitness · Jetts Fitness · F45 Training · Balstrup Park · Veterans Place · Brewer Park
Shops & groceries
10 nearbyWoolworths · Bazzas's Bakehouse · Lillybrook Meats · Ruby’s Bakery and Cafe · Reddy Express · Aldi
Healthcare
15 nearbyKallangur Discount Drug Store · United Discount Chemists · Lillybrook Dental · Kallangur Family Medical Practice · Caring Medical Clinic · Brewer Street Medical Centre
Schools & education
5 nearbyChildcare Select Training Solutions · Goodstart Early Learning · Mother Duck Child Care & Pre-School Centre · Citipointe Childcare · Kallangur State School
Things to do
4 nearbyKallangur Community Centre · Kruger Hall
Eat & drink in and around Kallangur
Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.
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Claim this listing- Diamands TavernPub
- Domino'sTakeaway
- Hungry Jack'sTakeaway
- Kallangur Fish and ChipsTakeaway
- Kallangur TavernPub
- Kebab BeatTakeaway
- KFCTakeaway
- Latte BeCafé
- McDonald'sTakeaway
- Norths Leagues & Services ClubPub
- oh my SUSHIRestaurantohmysushi.com.au
- Phone Wong Chinese Restaurant KallangurRestaurant
- PizzaworkzTakeaway
- Red RoosterTakeaway
- Singh's Curry HouseRestaurant
- SubwayTakeaway
- Sunshine PiesTakeaway
- Sushi BeeRestaurant
- Thai This For FoodRestaurant
- Wild Bean CafeCafé
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Common questions about Kallangur
Is Kallangur a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Kallangur rates 36/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Kallangur?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Kallangur was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,545. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Kallangur?
Kallangur is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Moreton Bay local government area.
What is the population of Kallangur?
At the 2021 Census, Kallangur had a population of about 21,761.
Is Kallangur an advantaged area?
Kallangur has an ABS SEIFA score of 916, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 16 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Kallangur?
Kallangur has average daytime highs of about 25.1°C and overnight lows of about 16.8°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Kallangur?
Kallangur is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 12th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 21,761 usual residents).
Where Kallangur ranks
Kallangur appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#12 of 25
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