Kenilworth, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kenilworth is a small town in the Mary Valley hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast region, about 149 kilometres north of Brisbane and some 33 kilometres west of Nambour. The surrounding country lies within the Dalla (Dallambara) language area, and the locality was known to Aboriginal people as 'Hinka Booma', with the Mary River called 'Numabulla'. The town takes its name from Sir Walter Scott's novel Kenilworth: Richard Joseph Smith began a cattle run here in 1850, and his wife, reading the novel, chose the name. Dairying later took hold, with a butter factory opening in 1907 and a cheese factory in 1952, and the town is still known for its cheese. It is also a base for Conondale National Park and Imbil State Forest.
Less advantaged than the national average
Kenilworth is more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 944, 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 Kenilworth 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.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Kenilworth 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
27/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (27/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
39/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $320 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 39% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- 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.
Kenilworth at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 604
- Median age
- 51
- Median weekly household income
- $1,187
- SEIFA score
- 944
- Local government area
- Sunshine Coast
- Coordinates
- -26.6353, 152.6166
Map of Kenilworth
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Housing & property in Kenilworth
What it costs to live in Kenilworth and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $320
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,500
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 79%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 18%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Kenilworth demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Kenilworth demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kenilworth 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 mid-life (45–64) at 29% and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 84 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 47 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 129 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 180 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 172 | 28% |
Share of the 612 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 101 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 92 | 38% |
| Rented | 45 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 237 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 253 occupied private dwellings in Kenilworth.
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,429
- Median weekly personal income
- $629
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 76 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 17 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 13 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 222 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2%
- Employed full-time
- 158
- Employed part-time
- 103
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.
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Common questions about Kenilworth
Is Kenilworth a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Kenilworth rates 31/100 overall (Lower 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 Kenilworth?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Kenilworth was $320, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Kenilworth?
Kenilworth is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Sunshine Coast local government area.
What is the population of Kenilworth?
At the 2021 Census, Kenilworth had a population of about 604.
Is Kenilworth an advantaged area?
Kenilworth has an ABS SEIFA score of 944, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 27 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 27% of Australian suburbs.
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