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Kenmore Hills QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Kenmore Hills, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Kenmore Hills QLD is 2,448 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Kenmore Hills is $898 per week ($46,696 per year). Median rent in Kenmore Hills is $598 per week ($2,591 per month). Kenmore Hills has a median age of 47 years, older than the national median of 38. Kenmore Hills has a population density of 579.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Kenmore Hills is England. The most common religion is No Religion (45% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kenmore Hills is $2,694.

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Kenmore Hills Population

residents (Census 2021)

Kenmore Hills Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$898/wk

$46,696 per year

#2170 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$598/wk

$2,591 per month

#256 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

47years

9 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$2,694/mo

Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.7 per bedroom

Kenmore Hills Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.1% (1,176) Female 51.9% (1,271)

Population Density

579.0

people per km²

2,448 people · 4.2 km²

Households

2.9

Avg household size

0.7

Persons per bedroom

$3,145

Family income/wk

Kenmore Hills Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Kenmore Hills Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

55.1% 358 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

44.9% 292 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Kenmore Hills Country of Birth

Australia

81.4%

England

9.0%

India

2.7%

China

2.3%

Hong Kong

1.4%

Canada

1.0%

Germany

1.0%

Iran

0.6%

Bangladesh

0.3%

Egypt

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Kenmore Hills Religion

No Religion

45.2%

Catholic

20.2%

Anglican

16.0%

Uniting Church

5.9%

Not stated

4.5%

Christian (other)

2.8%

Baptist

2.8%

Hinduism

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Kenmore Hills Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

88.0%

Year 10 or equivalent

7.7%

Year 11 or equivalent

3.2%

Year 9 or equivalent

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Kenmore Hills Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin

31.4%

Other

20.7%

German

11.6%

Tamil

9.1%

Cantonese

7.4%

Korean

7.4%

Afrikaans

6.6%

Spanish

5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Kenmore Hills Employment

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Employed full-time

33.5% 613 people

⏰

Employed part-time

21.1% 386 people

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Unemployed

2.2% 41 people

🏠

Not in labour force

43.2% 791 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Kenmore Hills Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

43.8%

Postgraduate Degree

23.5%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

14.8%

Certificate III/IV

10.6%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

6.6%

Certificate I/II

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Kenmore Hills Occupation

Professionals

47.0%

Managers

23.3%

Clerical & Administrative

11.0%

Sales Workers

5.3%

Community & Personal Service

5.1%

Technicians & Trade Workers

4.7%

Labourers

2.0%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Kenmore Hills Field of Study

Management & Commerce

24.5%

Society & Culture

14.5%

Engineering

14.4%

Health

11.3%

Education

10.0%

Natural & Physical Sciences

7.1%

Information Technology

5.5%

Creative Arts

4.7%

Architecture & Building

4.4%

Agriculture & Environment

1.7%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Kenmore Hills Dwelling Types

Separate house

95.7%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

3.5%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Kenmore Hills Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

0.4%

$1-$149/wk

1.2%

$150-$299/wk

1.1%

$300-$399/wk

0.5%

$400-$499/wk

5.2%

$500-$649/wk

2.6%

$650-$799/wk

3.5%

$800-$999/wk

3.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

4.4%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

3.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.2%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

10.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

4.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

7.1%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

6.3%

$4,000+/wk

34.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Kenmore Hills Marital Status

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Married

61.0% 1,206

↔️

Separated

1.1% 22

📋

Divorced

7.0% 139

🕊️

Widowed

7.1% 140

👤

Never married

23.8% 470

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Kenmore Hills Ancestry

English

29.3%

Australian

24.8%

Other

9.6%

Irish

8.8%

Scottish

8.4%

German

5.0%

Chinese

4.6%

South African

3.0%

Indian

2.3%

Italian

1.9%

Dutch

1.4%

Korean

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Kenmore Hills School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

33.0%

Secondary — Government

20.0%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

13.8%

Pre-school

8.5%

Secondary — Catholic

8.5%

Primary — Catholic

6.6%

Vocational Education

5.9%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Kenmore Hills Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

8.6% 410

✅

No need for assistance

91.4% 4,366

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Kenmore Hills Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

23.4% 451

—

Not a volunteer

76.6% 1,477

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Kenmore Hills Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

6.3%

$450-$599/mo

3.6%

$800-$999/mo

4.1%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

9.5%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

8.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

13.6%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

19.5%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

34.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Kenmore Hills How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

69.8%

Did not go to work

16.1%

Car (passenger)

4.4%

Bus

2.1%

Train

1.8%

Bicycle

1.8%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.3%

Truck

1.1%

Walked only

0.9%

Other

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Kenmore Hills Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.1%

1 vehicle

23.7%

2 vehicles

48.7%

3 vehicles

15.4%

4+ vehicles

9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Kenmore Hills Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

4.7%

2 bedrooms

2.6%

3 bedrooms

18.5%

4 bedrooms

46.0%

5 bedrooms

21.8%

6+ bedrooms

6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Kenmore Hills Population Mobility

12.5%

moved in the last year

37.0%

moved in the last 5 years

3.9%

unemployment rate (Census)

57.4%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Kenmore Hills Indigenous Population

0.5%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Indigenous residents

4,753

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Kenmore Hills Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

203

Asthma

Heart disease

Arthritis

Diabetes

Cancer

Stroke

Lung condition

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Kenmore Hills Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

11.2%

$1-$149/wk

6.2%

$150-$299/wk

5.1%

$300-$399/wk

3.4%

$400-$499/wk

4.1%

$500-$649/wk

3.0%

$650-$799/wk

5.6%

$800-$999/wk

5.6%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

7.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.6%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

15.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

3.5%

$3,500+/wk

11.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Kenmore Hills Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

46.8%

Couple — no children

25.7%

Couple — no children under 15

20.4%

One parent — no children under 15

3.9%

One parent — children under 15

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Kenmore Hills Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.6% 11

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 3

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Previously served

4.3% 83

👤

Never served

95.0% 1,829

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Kenmore Hills Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

12.4% 238

—

Did not provide

87.6% 1,686

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Kenmore Hills Children Ever Born

No children

25.3%

1 child

12.0%

2 children

37.0%

3 children

20.2%

4 children

4.4%

5+ children

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Kenmore Hills When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

139

1991–2000

118

2001–2010

241

2011–2015

100

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Kenmore Hills Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

20.5%

5–14 hours

31.7%

15–29 hours

16.9%

30+ hours

9.7%

Did not do domestic work

21.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Kenmore Hills Household Size

1 person

14.9%

2 persons

33.3%

3 persons

14.9%

4 persons

23.6%

5 persons

8.8%

6+ persons

4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Kenmore Hills Where Residents Moved From

Same address

2,066

Moved from QLD

227

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from NSW

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Kenmore Hills Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

88.7%

Step family — no other children

7.9%

Blended family — no other children

2.0%

Intact family — other children present

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Kenmore Hills Schools

schools nearby

government

1150

avg ICSEA score

4,623

total students

Chapel Hill State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 772 students

1171

ICSEA

Kenmore South State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 684 students

1170

ICSEA

Brookfield State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 453 students

1164

ICSEA

Kenmore State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 520 students

1158

ICSEA

Our Lady of the Rosary School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 221 students

1126

ICSEA

Kenmore State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,973 students

1110

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Kenmore Hills Rent Prices & Affordability

22%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,712/wk

Median Rent $598/wk

Rent-to-Income 22.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Kenmore Hills

Your weekly income

≈ $11,752/month

Median rent $598/wk

Left after rent $2,114/wk

Rent share 22.1%

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Kenmore Hills vs State & National Average

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Pop: 1,227 Income: $708/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Pop: 1,231 Income: $946/wk Rent: $395/wk

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Pop: 1,233 Income: $591/wk Rent: $125/wk

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Pop: 1,234 Income: $740/wk Rent: $390/wk

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Pop: 1,236 Income: $671/wk Rent: $209/wk

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Pop: 1,246 Income: $631/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kenmore Hills

What is the population of Kenmore Hills QLD?

The population of Kenmore Hills QLD is 2,448 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 579.0 people per km².Kenmore Hills is ranked #2,749 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Kenmore Hills?

The median personal income in Kenmore Hills QLD is $898 per week, or $46,696 per year.The median household income is $2,712 per week.Family income is $3,145 per week.Kenmore Hills is ranked #2,170 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Kenmore Hills?

Median rent in Kenmore Hills QLD is $598 per week ($2,591 per month).Rent represents 22.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Kenmore Hills ranks #256 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Kenmore Hills?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kenmore Hills QLD is $2,694. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Kenmore Hills?

The median age in Kenmore Hills QLD is 47 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Kenmore Hills a good suburb to live in?

Kenmore Hills is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 2,448.The median income is $898/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31505. All dollar figures in AUD.