Kingaroy, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kingaroy is the main town of the South Burnett region in southern Queensland, about 218 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. The surrounding district lies in country associated with the Wakka Wakka language. The town's name is usually said to derive from an Aboriginal word for red ant, though its precise origin is uncertain. European settlement spread through the district from the 1840s, and the arrival of the railway in 1904 triggered rapid growth. Kingaroy is known as the Peanut Capital of Australia, and its towering heritage-listed peanut silos remain the most visible landmark on the skyline. The town was also the home of former Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Its economy rests on peanuts, beans, grain, pork processing and a growing wine industry.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kingaroy is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 901, 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 Kingaroy 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 Kingaroy 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
12/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (12/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
57/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $260 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 57% 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.
Kingaroy at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,266
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $1,244
- SEIFA score
- 901
- Local government area
- South Burnett
- Coordinates
- -26.5254, 151.8357
Map of Kingaroy
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Housing & property in Kingaroy
What it costs to live in Kingaroy and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $260
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,200
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 60%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 37%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Kingaroy demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Kingaroy demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kingaroy 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 24% and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,050 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,293 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,506 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,251 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,157 | 21% |
Share of the 10,257 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,249 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,076 | 28% |
| Rented | 1,441 | 37% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,346 | 86% |
| Townhouses & semis | 184 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 343 | 9% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,896 occupied private dwellings in Kingaroy.
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,531
- Median weekly personal income
- $663
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,106 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 543 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 656 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,360 (43%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Employed full-time
- 2,546
- Employed part-time
- 1,469
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 Kingaroy
Is Kingaroy 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, Kingaroy rates 27/100 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 Kingaroy?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Kingaroy was $260, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Kingaroy?
Kingaroy is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the South Burnett local government area.
What is the population of Kingaroy?
At the 2021 Census, Kingaroy had a population of about 10,266.
Is Kingaroy an advantaged area?
Kingaroy has an ABS SEIFA score of 901, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.
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