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SA2 boundaries are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and are designed to represent communities for statistical reporting (e.g., census and ERP).
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Kilkivan has an estimated 3,988 residents, up from 3,788 at the 2021 Census — a change of 200 people, or 5.3%. Growth has averaged 0.9% a year over five years. Interstate and internal migration accounts for 82.7% of that increase. Fewer than ten people live on each square kilometre, across a boundary that takes in surrounding rural land. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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Demographic assessment by AreaSearch indicates that Kilkivan records an approximate population of 3,988 as of Aug 2026. Compared to the 3,788 people counted in the 2021 Census, this represents an expansion of 200 people (5.3%). This net movement is derived by factoring the ABS estimated resident population of 3,959 as of June 2025 alongside 58 validated new addresses recorded following the Census. With this headcount, the locality maintains a density of 1.2 persons per square kilometer, ensuring spacious living conditions. Inward interstate migration served as the core engine of expansion, accounting for roughly 82.7% of net population additions in recent times, though natural growth and overseas arrivals also contributed positively.
Projections developed by ABS/Geoscience Australia published in 2024 (taking 2022 as their starting point) are used by AreaSearch for SA2 modeling. For time horizons beyond 2032 or locations outside that series, projections released by the Queensland State Government in 2023 (utilising 2021 baselines) are referenced. Because the state release lacks granular age brackets, AreaSearch incorporates age-cohort growth weightings based on the 2023 ABS Greater Capital Region data (benchmarked to 2022). Looking ahead, local expansion is tracking slightly under the national non-metropolitan median, with updated annual ERP figures pointing to a cumulative increase of 429 persons by 2041, which equates to an overall gain of 10.0% across the 16 years.
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91 new dwellings have been approved in Kilkivan over the past five years, an average of 18 a year. That is 4.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential building activity in Kilkivan has averaged roughly 18 dwelling consents annually, delivering a cumulative 91 homes throughout the preceding 5 financial years. Factoring an influx of 2 new residents annually per completed dwelling between FY-22 and FY-26 across the past 5 financial years, residential supply tracks evenly against local demand to support a balanced market. Construction costs for new builds average $370,000, sitting below broader regional benchmarks and providing relatively affordable options for property buyers. Concurrently, commercial building approvals have reached $4.2 million during this financial year, underscoring that development across the district remains overwhelmingly focused on residential stock.
When evaluated against Rest of Qld, per-capita construction volumes in Kilkivan are roughly half as large, situating the district within the 63rd percentile across all assessed territories nationwide. Furthermore, detached houses accounted for the entirety of recent residential builds, reinforcing the traditional low-density neighborhood fabric tailored to family buyers looking for spacious properties. Overall building intensity translates to roughly 227 people per dwelling approval, representative of a low-density property market. Projected demographic shifts indicate Kilkivan will add 400 residents up to 2041 based on the most recent quarterly calculation from AreaSearch. If present construction velocity continues, the pipeline of new housing will easily absorb this future influx, fostering advantageous conditions for purchasers while accommodating demographic expansion that might exceed baseline forecasts.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 7 current infrastructure and development projects inside Kilkivan, worth an estimated $2 billion. A further 153 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $141.1 billion. 50 are already under construction and 98 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans transport & logistics, residential development and energy. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local economic momentum and regional growth are fundamentally shaped by capital works, major development initiatives, and planning upgrades. AreaSearch has pinpointed a total of 13 major projects expected to generate significant local effects. Prominent undertakings among these comprise the Woolooga Solar Farm, Lower Wonga Solar Farm (Proposed), EQUIS Lower Wonga (Woolooga) BESS, and the Curra Town Centre Development, with key details of the most notable projects outlined below.
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Woolooga Energy Park Solar Farm
A 438MW solar farm located in Lower Wonga on a 500ha site previously used for grazing. It will be capable of generating power for the equivalent of 63,000 homes.
Lower Wonga Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System
A 380MWdc solar farm paired with a large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) co-located adjacent to Powerlink's Woolooga Substation across 600 hectares. The project aims to generate roughly 800,000 MWh of clean electricity annually to support Queensland's grid.
Lower Wonga (Woolooga) BESS
Development of a 200MW / 800MWh grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) by Equis, connecting to the National Electricity Market via the Woolooga Substation. The $450 million project aims to stabilise grid volatility and store renewable energy, occupying a 7-hectare footprint on Gympie-Woolooga Road.
Woolooga Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Construction of a 222MW / 640MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) consisting of 128 battery containers. Co-located with the Woolooga Solar Farm, it will provide dispatchable renewable energy storage to the Queensland grid via direct connection to the Woolooga substation.
Hookey Creek Solar Farm and Battery
A 100MW solar farm and 200MW/4-8 hour battery energy storage system located on 263 hectares near Gympie. The project has received federal environmental approval and is expected to provide renewable energy for up to 50,000 homes.
Woolooga Solar Farm
A 214MW solar farm operated by Lightsource BP covering approximately 500 hectares. The facility generates enough clean energy to power approximately 95,000 homes annually and contributes significantly to Queensland's renewable energy targets.
Lower Wonga Solar Farm (Proposed)
A proposed 350MWdc solar farm with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) located next to the Woolooga Substation. The project will complement the existing Woolooga Solar Farm and provide additional renewable energy and storage capacity for the region.
EQUIS Lower Wonga (Woolooga) BESS
A 200MW/800MWh Battery Energy Storage System located 0.8km southwest of Woolooga Substation. The project will provide grid stability services and energy storage to support Queensland's renewable energy transition. Construction commenced in 2024.
1,908 residents of Kilkivan are employed, from a labour force of 1,980. Unemployment sits at 3.6%, with participation at 58.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.0% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 3,456, about 87% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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A well-rounded blend of professional and trades-oriented occupations defines Kilkivan's employment landscape across multiple sectors, accompanied by a low unemployment rate of 3.6% and a 6.5% rise in estimated jobs throughout the previous year. As of March 2026, employed residents total 1,908, with the jobless rate coming in 0.3% beneath the 3.9% recorded for Regional Qld, even though local labour force participation is comparatively subdued at 58.4% against 64.2% in Regional Qld. Census records show that a moderate 21.3% of workers carried out their duties from home, an outcome influenced by Covid-19 restrictions at the time.
The primary employment drivers for local residents consist of agriculture, forestry & fishing, along with health care & social assistance and construction. The area displays an exceptional concentration in agriculture, forestry & fishing, where its concentration of jobs is 5.5 times greater than regional figures. In contrast, health care & social assistance constitutes 10.6% of the workforce, lagging the wider regional benchmark of 16.1%. Comparing Census workplace destinations to resident totals suggests the surrounding area contains a limited volume of local employment opportunities. Analysis of data from ABS and SALM shows that across the 12-month period, local employment expanded by 6.5% and the labour pool grew by 5.4%, reducing the unemployment rate by 1.0 percentage points. By comparison, Regional Qld experienced an employment rise of 0.1%, a 0.3% uptick in its labour pool, and an increase of 0.1 percentage points in unemployment. Looking at medium-to-long-term demand, Jobs and Skills Australia published national forecasts as of Mar-26 across five- and ten-year horizons. Across Australia, workforce numbers are projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with wide variation across specific industries. When applying these sectoral rates to Kilkivan's resident industry composition, local jobs are estimated to increase by 5.0% over five years and 11.2% over ten years (noting this calculation represents an illustrative weighted extrapolation that excludes localized demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Kilkivan is $1,088 a week (about $57,000 a year), with median personal income at $507 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $40,562 a year against an average of $52,499. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO records at the postcode level compiled for financial year 2023 indicate that earnings within the Kilkivan SA2 track under nationwide norms, registering a median figure of $40,562 and an average level of $52,499. These metrics trail Regional Qld, where median income reaches $53,146 and the average sits at $66,593. Incorporating the 11.36% increase in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023 adjusts current local estimates to around $45,170 for median earnings and $58,463 for average earnings as of March 2026. Across household, family, and personal metrics, Census findings place Kilkivan between the 4th and 6th percentiles across the country.
In terms of earnings distribution, the $400 - 799 weekly bracket encompasses 28.4% of residents (1,132 individuals), diverging from broader regional areas where 31.7% are situated in the $1,500 - 2,999 category. Even though living costs leave residents retaining 87.9% of income after housing expenses, overall disposable earnings place the community in only the 11th percentile nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Kilkivan had 1,462 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 2% apartments. 33% are owned with a mortgage, 17% rented and 50% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. Rent absorbs 18.4% of household income here and mortgage repayments 27.6%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the most recent Census, standalone houses made up 96.8% of Kilkivan's housing inventory, with secondary dwellings, flats, and semi-detached units comprising 3.2%, in contrast to Regional Qld where standalone homes represented 76.4% and alternative residential formats made up 23.6%. Outright home ownership in the district reached 50.4%, notably surpassing Regional Qld, while 33.0% of properties were held with a mortgage and 16.6% were occupied by tenants. Typical monthly home loan payments were $1,300, sitting well under the Regional Qld figure of $1,655, while weekly median rent stood at $200 compared to $345 across Regional Qld.
Against nationwide figures, local monthly repayments sit far below the Australian average of $1,863, and rents remain substantially cheaper than the countrywide standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Kilkivan counted 1,462 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 1,539 today, averaging 2.3 people each. 23% are couples with children, fewer than in 76% of areas nationally, against 37% couples without children. 29% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.0 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local domestic arrangements, representing 68.5% of total households, with childless couples accounting for 36.9%, couples with children making up 23.3%, and single-parent arrangements comprising 8.0%. Non-family living situations represent the remaining 31.5%, which includes single-person households at 29.1% and shared group dwellings at 2.3%. Overall, the median household size is 2.3 people, slightly under the 2.5 average observed throughout Regional Qld.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
12.1% of adults in Kilkivan hold a university qualification, including 9.1% with a bachelor degree and 1.5% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 91% of areas nationally. A further 32.4% hold a vocational qualification. 4 schools serve the area, with 338 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 928 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Higher education rates present an area for development in the community, as the 12.1% holding a university degree is well below the 30.4% recorded across Australia as a whole, highlighting possibilities for focused academic programs. Attainment is led by bachelor degrees at 9.1%, alongside postgraduate awards at 1.5% and graduate diplomas at 1.5%. Conversely, vocational and technical qualifications are widespread, with 42.7% of the population aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, broken down into certificates (32.4%) and advanced diplomas (10.3%). A substantial proportion of the population is engaged in study, with 26.8% of residents enrolled in an educational course.
Breaking down this cohort, primary schooling accounts for 10.6%, secondary schooling encompasses 10.2%, and university or higher-level studies represent 2.0%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Kilkivan means driving: households keep an average of 1.7 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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61.8% of residents in Kilkivan report no long-term health condition. 8.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.3% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.5 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Assessment of mortality figures and chronic illness prevalence indicates that health measures in Kilkivan sit below broader standards, with ordinary ailments exhibiting elevated incidence across both younger and older cohorts, alongside a low rate of private health coverage encompassing roughly 46% of residents (~1,846 people). This falls short of the 52.5% rate registered across Regional Qld and trails the nationwide benchmark of 55.7%. Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most prevalent health issues locally, affecting 11.3 and 9.1% of community members respectively, whereas 61.8% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Among working-age individuals, chronic disease rates remain notably elevated. Older residents aged 65 and over make up 27.5% of the local population (1,097 people), exceeding the 20.3% recorded in Regional Qld, and this senior demographic achieves above-average health results that rank higher nationally than the general local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Kilkivan is largely Australian-born, at 89.7% of residents, with 2.4% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (33.6%) and Australian (31.7%). 3.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics for Kilkivan are relatively subdued, with Australian citizens making up 87.4% of the population, 89.7% born domestically, and 97.6% using only English in domestic settings. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation, accounting for 54.4% of community members in Kilkivan, which sits slightly above the 52.2% recorded in Regional Qld. Looking at parental heritage, the three most common ancestral backgrounds in Kilkivan are English at 33.6%, Australian at 31.7% (which exceeds the regional level of 26.5%), and Scottish at 9.3%. Clear variations also emerge across other lineages, with German heritage overrepresented at 6.0% (compared to 4.7% regionally), Australian Aboriginal heritage recorded at 3.6% (against 3.9%), and Irish ancestry accounting for 8.3% (versus 8.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Kilkivan is 50, older than 91% of areas nationally. 18.6% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Kilkivan exhibits an older population structure oriented toward mature households. Residents in the retirement and senior brackets (65+) constitute 27.5% of the population as at August 2026, higher than the 20.4% observed throughout Regional Qld, whereas young to middle-aged adults (25 - 44) represent only 17.1%, trailing the wider regional share of 25.5%. Consequently, the estimated median age is 50, remaining unchanged from the 2021 Census, which sits 9 years above the Regional Qld median of 41 from that Census and exceeds the nationwide Census median of 38. Since that Census count, senior cohorts expanded from 24.6% of residents to an estimated 27.5%.
Shift details show children aged 5 to 14 falling from 11.9% to an estimated 9.8%, while the 15 to 24 group grew from 9.0% to 10.9%, without any new intake in the younger bracket. By 2041, the largest demographic expansion will occur among senior cohorts (65+), adding 172 residents (16%) to reach 1,270, while counts of children and younger adults are projected to decline.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Kilkivan
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 2 months ago all 7 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 58 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,788 at the 2021 Census → 3,988 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (319031515). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.