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Suburb profile ·North Burnett LGA · QLD ·4630

Kalpowar QLD 4630

Kalpowar is in North Burnett LGA, QLD, postcode 4630, with population 53.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$70/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
10,562
11K via North Burnett LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
501
38 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$325
Median rent · wk$70

Affordability

10%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $325/mo, while renters pay about $303/mo — owning runs $22/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$36K
Median rent · wk
$70
Owner mortgage · mo
$325

Household income

$36K household · yr-55.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$21K
Family
$54K
Household
$36K
Crime Year ending May 2026
3,638
3,638 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,638
Total incidents3,638· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault66621%
  • Break And Enter60019%
  • Drug Offences1,77357%
  • Fraud843%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

13 people · 202213 by 2032 (+0.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the North Burnett SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Kalpowar QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Kalpowar is a quiet locality in Queensland within the North Burnett local government area (postcode 4630). The area has roughly 53 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $36K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, machinery operators & drivers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The median weekly rent is $70 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $325.

The crime rate in the North Burnett LGA is below average at 3,638 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$325
Rent · wk(Census)$70
Population growth · North Burnett LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,562
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · North Burnett LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)33
Houses33
YoY change+0%
Employment · North Burnett LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change-0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4630ATO
Negatively geared3.9%
54 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,124/yr
Landlords (rental income)127
Reported capital gains121
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population53
Median age60
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$687
Personal income · wk$408
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$833 → $687
Change-17.5%
vs QLD median-35.5 pp
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · North Burnett LGAAIHW
Public5
Private0
Biggenden Hospitalpublic
Eidsvold Hospitalpublic
Gayndah Hospitalpublic
Monto Hospitalpublic
Mundubbera Hospitalpublic
Aged care · North Burnett LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places127
Central & Upper Burnett District Home for the Aged Nursing Home52 places
Ridgehaven Retirement Complex36 places
Mundubbera Multi-Purpose Service21 places
Biggenden Multi-Purpose Service11 places
Eidsvold Multi-Purpose Service7 places
Childcare · North Burnett LGAACECQA
Services6
Approved places102
Exceeding NQS1
Biggenden and District Kindergarten22 places
C&K Gayndah Community Kindergarten22 places
C&K Monto Community Kindergarten22 places
Mundubbera Kindergarten21 places
Eidsvold State School Kindergarten15 places
Mundubbera Family Day Care SchemeFamily Day Care
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Kalpowar rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Kalpowar is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Kalpowar feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Tellebang most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$50/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Eidsvold West most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$10/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mount Debateable most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$40/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Kalpowar FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kalpowar in?

    Kalpowar is in the North Burnett Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4630. Council-level context for North Burnett LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kalpowar?

    The median weekly rent in Kalpowar is $70/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Kalpowar a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kalpowar show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kalpowar?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Kalpowar data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.