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Kooralbyn QLD — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Kooralbyn QLD is 1,697 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Kooralbyn is $474 per week ($24,648 per year). Median rent in Kooralbyn is $250 per week ($1,083 per month). Kooralbyn has a median age of 53 years, older than the national median of 38. Kooralbyn has a population density of 19.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Kooralbyn is England. The most common religion is No Religion (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kooralbyn is $1,300.

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Kooralbyn Population

residents (Census 2021)

Kooralbyn Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$474/wk

$24,648 per year

#8483 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$250/wk

$1,083 per month

#6115 of 14,663

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Median Age

53years

15 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,300/mo

Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Kooralbyn Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.0% (846) Female 50.0% (846)

Population Density

19.4

people per km²

1,697 people · 87.5 km²

Households

2.3

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,165

Family income/wk

Kooralbyn 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)

Kooralbyn Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

52.5% 286 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

47.5% 259 dwellings

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

Kooralbyn Country of Birth

Australia

89.6%

England

8.0%

Germany

1.1%

Canada

0.8%

Egypt

0.6%

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

Kooralbyn Religion

No Religion

47.0%

Anglican

16.3%

Catholic

15.3%

Not stated

10.0%

Christian (other)

4.0%

Uniting Church

2.9%

Baptist

2.7%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Kooralbyn Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

48.0%

Year 10 or equivalent

34.3%

Year 11 or equivalent

9.5%

Year 9 or equivalent

8.2%

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

Kooralbyn Languages Spoken at Home

Other

27.8%

Mandarin

19.4%

Australian Indigenous

13.9%

Italian

13.9%

Afrikaans

8.3%

German

8.3%

Russian

8.3%

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

Kooralbyn Employment

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Employed full-time

21.6% 272 people

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Employed part-time

13.9% 175 people

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Unemployed

4.0% 50 people

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Not in labour force

60.6% 764 people

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

Kooralbyn Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

50.2%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

20.6%

Bachelor Degree

16.2%

Postgraduate Degree

5.2%

Certificate I/II

4.6%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.2%

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

Kooralbyn Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

18.9%

Professionals

16.1%

Clerical & Administrative

15.8%

Community & Personal Service

13.3%

Managers

10.5%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

9.6%

Labourers

8.4%

Sales Workers

7.4%

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

Kooralbyn Field of Study

Management & Commerce

21.7%

Society & Culture

16.4%

Engineering

15.1%

Education

11.2%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

10.2%

Health

9.2%

Architecture & Building

9.2%

Agriculture & Environment

3.0%

Creative Arts

2.6%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.3%

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

Kooralbyn Dwelling Types

Separate house

79.2%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

10.5%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

10.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Kooralbyn Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

3.0%

$1-$149/wk

1.1%

$150-$299/wk

2.0%

$300-$399/wk

3.1%

$400-$499/wk

10.0%

$500-$649/wk

9.3%

$650-$799/wk

12.6%

$800-$999/wk

11.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.0%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

7.7%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

3.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.8%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

0.8%

$4,000+/wk

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Kooralbyn Marital Status

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Married

47.2% 683

↔️

Separated

6.6% 96

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Divorced

14.2% 206

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Widowed

4.7% 68

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Never married

27.3% 395

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Kooralbyn Ancestry

English

34.7%

Australian

28.3%

Irish

9.8%

Scottish

8.2%

Other

5.1%

Aboriginal Australianralian

4.6%

German

4.1%

Italian

1.3%

Dutch

1.2%

Chinese

1.0%

French

0.9%

Maori

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Kooralbyn School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

29.7%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

19.2%

Secondary — Government

18.8%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

13.1%

Vocational Education

9.2%

Primary — Catholic

4.4%

Pre-school

4.4%

Secondary — Catholic

1.3%

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

Kooralbyn Need for Assistance

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Needs assistance

12.7% 402

✅

No need for assistance

87.3% 2,755

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

Kooralbyn Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

14.4% 191

—

Not a volunteer

85.6% 1,140

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Kooralbyn Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

7.6%

$300-$449/mo

4.4%

$450-$599/mo

4.4%

$600-$799/mo

10.4%

$800-$999/mo

10.0%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

22.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

26.4%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

11.6%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

2.0%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Kooralbyn How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

73.3%

Did not go to work

15.6%

Car (passenger)

5.2%

Walked only

3.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.9%

Other

0.9%

Bus

0.7%

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

Kooralbyn Car Ownership

0 vehicles

3.0%

1 vehicle

39.9%

2 vehicles

37.0%

3 vehicles

14.1%

4+ vehicles

6.0%

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

Kooralbyn Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

9.5%

2 bedrooms

17.1%

3 bedrooms

32.9%

4 bedrooms

32.5%

5 bedrooms

6.0%

6+ bedrooms

1.9%

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

Kooralbyn Population Mobility

17.0%

moved in the last year

46.6%

moved in the last 5 years

8.9%

unemployment rate (Census)

38.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Kooralbyn Indigenous Population

6.5%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

208

Indigenous residents

2,974

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Kooralbyn Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

277

Arthritis

117

Heart disease

Asthma

Diabetes

Lung condition

Cancer

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia

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

Kooralbyn Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

12.5%

$1-$149/wk

4.2%

$150-$299/wk

9.8%

$300-$399/wk

11.8%

$400-$499/wk

8.8%

$500-$649/wk

6.6%

$650-$799/wk

9.3%

$800-$999/wk

10.3%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

10.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

5.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

2.8%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

3.3%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

3.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.5%

$3,500+/wk

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Kooralbyn Family Structure

Couple — no children

45.4%

Couple — children under 15

31.5%

Couple — no children under 15

9.1%

One parent — children under 15

8.5%

One parent — no children under 15

5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Kooralbyn Military Service

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Current ADF — Regular

0.2% 3

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 3

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Previously served

6.1% 81

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Never served

93.5% 1,251

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Kooralbyn Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

17.7% 236

—

Did not provide

82.3% 1,094

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Kooralbyn Children Ever Born

No children

21.4%

1 child

14.4%

2 children

26.7%

3 children

20.2%

4 children

14.4%

5+ children

2.8%

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

Kooralbyn When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2018

2019

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

Kooralbyn Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

17.7%

5–14 hours

26.2%

15–29 hours

15.5%

30+ hours

14.4%

Did not do domestic work

26.2%

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

Kooralbyn Household Size

1 person

29.8%

2 persons

43.6%

3 persons

12.3%

4 persons

7.4%

5 persons

3.4%

6+ persons

3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Kooralbyn Where Residents Moved From

Same address

1,291

Moved from QLD

165

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from VIC

Moved from NSW

Moved from TAS

Moved from overseas

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

Kooralbyn Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

74.8%

Step family — no other children

13.0%

Blended family — no other children

8.9%

Other couple — children only

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Kooralbyn Schools

schools nearby

government

981

avg ICSEA score

475

total students

The Kooralbyn International School Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 475 students

981

ICSEA

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

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Kooralbyn Rent Prices & Affordability

27%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $942/wk

Median Rent $250/wk

Rent-to-Income 26.5%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Kooralbyn

Your weekly income

≈ $4,082/month

Median rent $250/wk

Left after rent $692/wk

Rent share 26.5%

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Kooralbyn vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kooralbyn

What is the population of Kooralbyn QLD?

The population of Kooralbyn QLD is 1,697 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 19.4 people per km².Kooralbyn is ranked #3,242 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Kooralbyn?

The median personal income in Kooralbyn QLD is $474 per week, or $24,648 per year.The median household income is $942 per week.Family income is $1,165 per week.Kooralbyn is ranked #8,483 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Kooralbyn?

Median rent in Kooralbyn QLD is $250 per week ($1,083 per month).Rent represents 26.5% of household income, which is considered moderate.Kooralbyn ranks #6,115 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Kooralbyn?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kooralbyn QLD is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Kooralbyn?

The median age in Kooralbyn QLD is 53 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Kooralbyn a good suburb to live in?

Kooralbyn is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 1,697.The median income is $474/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (26.5% 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: 31569. All dollar figures in AUD.