Located in Queensland within the Burdekin local government area, Kirknie is a quiet locality (postcode 4806). With a population of 70, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 3.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and wholesale trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.
The median weekly rent is $113 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,967.
The crime rate in the Burdekin LGA is moderate at 4,622 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.