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Kenmore Hills has an estimated 2,462 residents. That puts 577 residents on each square kilometre. 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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According to evaluations of ABS regional demographic releases alongside newly confirmed addresses recorded by AreaSearch since the Census, the population of the suburb of Kenmore Hills stands at approximately 2,462 as of Aug 2026. This represents an addition of 14 people (0.6%) compared to the 2021 Census tally of 2,448 people. These figures draw on an estimated resident population of 2,461 calculated by AreaSearch using the ABS ERP release from June 2025, alongside 2 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. With a density of 576 persons per square kilometer, the suburb of Kenmore Hills features spacious living environments with capacity for future residential infill.
Inward overseas migration served as the primary growth driver, accounting for roughly 83.0% of recent population additions. Projections compiled by the ABS and Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 baseline figures, are utilized for local SA2 modeling by AreaSearch. For intervals beyond 2032 or unrepresented SA2 zones, 2023 Queensland State Government projections calibrated to 2021 numbers are incorporated. Because state-level estimates omit age breakdowns, AreaSearch applies age-cohort distribution weightings based on ABS Greater Capital Region forecasts from 2023 (using 2022 baseline metrics). Demographic modeling suggests an overall contraction for the suburb of Kenmore Hills, with total numbers projected to reduce by 43 persons by 2041. Conversely, selective generational expansion is anticipated, headed by the 85 and over age category, which is forecasted to gain 82 people. <i>See the age section for more details.</i>
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
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Statistical evaluations of ABS residential consent records by AreaSearch show that Kenmore Hills logs roughly 1 dwellings in annual building approvals, accumulating an estimated 9 homes over the previous 5 financial years. Throughout FY-25 to date, no development approvals have been recorded. With recent population declines, incoming stock has kept pace with demand, ensuring solid options for purchasers. Concurrently, commercial building approvals reached $28,000 during the current financial year, highlighting an environment dominated by residential activity. Building activity across Kenmore Hills remains considerably subdued when set against Greater Brisbane, registering 73.0% below the broader metropolitan per-capita rate.
Muted building volumes typically underpin property values and buyer interest across existing housing. This rate also sits under the nationwide benchmark, reflecting the established footprint of the neighborhood alongside potential zoning constraints. Furthermore, all recent construction has centered on detached dwellings, reinforcing the low-density landscape oriented around spacious family properties. A ratio of 4947 people per approved dwelling highlights the restrained pace of local development. Given that demographic outlooks indicate steady or slightly shrinking headcounts, Kenmore Hills is likely to encounter lower housing demand stress, creating favorable conditions for prospective buyers.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Kenmore Hills
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Kenmore Hills. A further 44 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $19 billion. 11 are already under construction and 13 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and health & medical. 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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Strategic infrastructure, public works, and planning developments serve as fundamental catalysts for local growth. AreaSearch has outlined 3 projects poised to shape the district. Notable schemes include the 2172 Moggill Road Townhouses, Woodlands Residences, Treetops at Kenmore, and the Centenary Motorway Bypass, with prominent works summarized below.
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Kenmore Roundabout Upgrade - Moggill Road and Brookfield Road
Transport and Main Roads planning study investigating improvements to the intersection of Moggill Road and Brookfield Road in Kenmore. Following community consultation rejecting complete roundabout signalisation, investigations focus on targeted safety, active transport, and corridor flow improvements. The project is managed by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.
42-50 Merlin Terrace Kenmore Residential Development
Development approval for multiple dwellings and townhouse residential development located along Merlin Terrace in Kenmore. The project delivers residential townhome/apartment housing with associated access infrastructure, private open space, and landscaping across the consolidated site. Planning assessment and approval was processed through Brisbane City Council development planning frameworks.
Moggill Road Active Transport Corridor
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Woodlands Residences
An exclusive collection of seventeen freehold, architecturally designed homes nestled within the thriving natural habitat of Mount Coot-tha. Four-bedroom townhomes with double garage, featuring sustainable design with solar power and EV charging. Completion July 2025.
2172 Moggill Road Townhouses
Development-ready 1.62-hectare site with approved Development Application from Brisbane City Council for 50 luxury four-bedroom townhouses. The approved design is architect-designed for Kenmore's older demographic, featuring accessible layouts with wider doorways, staircases, and convenient ground-level garages and master bedrooms. Ideal for retirees or downsizers seeking a low-maintenance lifestyle in one of Brisbane's most sought-after executive suburbs with excellent connectivity to the CBD, top-rated schools, and major shopping centers.
Treetops at Kenmore
A designer collection of 96 contemporary four-bedroom luxury townhomes on a 32,520 sqm site, nestled amongst a lush Australian native landscape with a natural canopy of Eucalypt treetops. The development features resort-style amenities, a 3100m2 environmental green zone, and sustainable design with solar power and EV charging. The project is located 4km from Indooroopilly Shopping Centre and 10km from the CBD. It is developed by CDL Australia and Metro Group, and built by Creation Homes.
The Priory - Indooroopilly
Luxury boutique development of 13 bespoke apartments featuring river views, double glazing, real timber herringbone flooring, and premium finishes. Amenities include heated magnesium pool and spa, steam room, residents' gym, and outdoor entertaining spaces. Developed by Pitman Properties with 40+ years experience.
Keating Park Residential
Two subtropical designed towers (20 and 9 storeys) comprising 124 apartments (39 one-bedroom, 74 two-bedroom, 11 three-bedroom) fronting Keating Park. Features hidden carpark ramp linking to Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, rooftop pool and BBQ deck area on level 10, ground floor retail tenancy, and environmentally sustainable design features. Designed by Hames Sharley for developer Eureka Funds Management.
1,153 residents of Kenmore Hills are employed, from a labour force of 1,179. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 57.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,031, about 83% 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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Kenmore Hills features an exceptionally qualified talent pool with prominent professional services participation and a low jobless rate of 2.2%, based on AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed locals numbered 1,153, while unemployment tracked 2.1% under the Greater Brisbane figure of 4.3%. Labor market participation stands at 57.9%, notably trailing the 70.1% recorded for Greater Brisbane. Census data indicates that 37.6% of workers carried out their roles remotely, although historical Covid-19 restrictions provide context for this figure. Leading fields of resident employment comprise education & training, professional & technical, and health care & social assistance.
Local workers demonstrate pronounced concentration in education & training, holding a share 1.8 times the broader metropolitan standard. In contrast, health care & social assistance represents 12.8% of the local workforce, lagging the 16.1% benchmark seen across Greater Brisbane. The predominantly suburban setting generates modest internal employment opportunities when comparing workplace census tallies against resident numbers. Review of aggregated ABS and SALM metrics by AreaSearch indicates that over a 12-month timeframe, the local workforce contracted by 2.6% alongside a 3.2% decline in employment, which lifted unemployment by 0.6 percentage points. Across Greater Brisbane, employment expanded by 3.2%, the labor pool grew by 3.4%, and unemployment inched up 0.1 percentage points. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia as of Mar-26 provide broader perspective on future hiring trends. These models outline nationwide workforce expansions of 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, though individual industry trajectories vary widely. When mapped to the local employment base, these projections indicate Kenmore Hills employment could rise by 7.1% over five years and 14.4% over ten years (note that this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Kenmore Hills is $2,712 a week (about $141,000 a year), with median personal income at $898 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $55,905 a year against an average of $92,836. The average runs 66% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. 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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According to postcode-based ATO figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, personal earnings in the suburb of Kenmore Hills rank among the top tiers nationwide, delivering a median of $55,905 and an average of $92,836. These results contrast with Greater Brisbane, where median and average incomes sit at $58,236 and $72,799, respectively. Applying a Wage Price Index expansion of 11.36% since financial year 2023 translates to estimated income levels of $62,256 (median) and $103,382 (average) by March 2026. From the Census 2021 results, local household earnings reached the 94th percentile ($2,712 weekly), whereas individual earnings positioned at the 66th percentile.
A substantial 34.5% of earners (849 individuals) fall into the $4000+ weekly bracket, departing from the metropolitan pattern where the $1,500 - 2,999 category leads at 33.3%. Solid financial capacity is evident as 47.9% of households generate weekly incomes above $3,000. Locals retain 88.0% of earnings following mortgage or rental payments, contributing to a 10th decile SEIFA income status.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Kenmore Hills had 784 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 88% detached houses and 8% apartments. 39% are owned with a mortgage, 14% rented and 47% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $598 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,694 a month. Rent absorbs 22.1% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Census records show the local dwelling landscape consists of 87.8% separate houses alongside 12.2% medium-to-high density formats (townhouses, apartments, and related structures), contrasting with the wider metropolitan profile of 73.5% standalone houses and 26.5% other dwellings. Outright home ownership is notably elevated at 47.1%, outstripping regional averages, while mortgaged residences account for 39.3% and rental properties make up 13.7%. Typical monthly mortgage commitments reach $2,694, compared to the regional median of $1,863 and the national average of $1,863. Median weekly rents sit at $598, exceeding the Greater Brisbane benchmark of $380 and the Australian median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Kenmore Hills counted 784 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.9 people each. 45% are couples with children, more than in 88% of areas nationally, against 31% couples without children. 15% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family units constitute the bulk of local living arrangements at 83.5%, consisting of couples with children (44.5%), couples without children (31.1%), and single-parent households (7.8%). Non-family residences comprise 16.5%, made up of single-person dwellings at 14.9% and shared group residences at 1.1%. The average household size stands at 2.9 people, exceeding the Greater Brisbane median of 2.6.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
52.7% of adults in Kenmore Hills hold a university qualification, including 31.3% with a bachelor degree and 16.6% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 99% of areas nationally. A further 9.9% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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Tertiary qualification levels in Kenmore Hills substantially outpace wider benchmarks, with 52.7% of residents aged 15+ holding a higher education degree compared to 25.7% across QLD and 30.4% nationwide. Bachelor degrees constitute 31.3% of attainment, while postgraduate qualifications represent 16.6% and graduate diplomas make up 4.8%. Vocational education accounts for 20.3% of qualifications among residents aged 15+, consisting of advanced diplomas (10.4%) and trade certificates (9.9%). Formal study engagement is substantial across the community, with 33.3% of locals enrolled in educational institutions. This encompasses 10.8% attending high schools, 10.7% in primary schooling, and 7.8% undertaking tertiary studies.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Kenmore Hills means driving: households keep an average of 1.8 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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68.0% of residents in Kenmore Hills report no long-term health condition. 8.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 64.0% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.4 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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Health assessments by AreaSearch based on mortality rates and chronic illnesses indicate favorable overall health across Kenmore Hills. Chronic health conditions remain infrequent within the broader community, though higher than the national standard among senior cohorts. Private health insurance participation is especially pronounced at 64% of the population (1,575 people), compared to 55.8% for Greater Brisbane and 55.7% across Australia. Prevalent chronic conditions among residents include arthritis and asthma, affecting 8.6 and 7.2% of the local population, respectively. Meanwhile, 68.0% of individuals reported no long-term medical conditions, comparable to 69.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Working-age cohorts display strong vitality with minimal chronic health burdens. Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 24.2% of the community (595 people), higher than the 15.0% proportion seen across Greater Brisbane, with health indicators for older residents ranking below national general population averages.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
36.7% of Kenmore Hills residents were born overseas and 15.7% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (27.3%) and Australian (23.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Kenmore Hills exhibits broader multicultural diversity than many surrounding markets, with 36.7% of residents born overseas and 15.7% utilizing a non-English language at home. Christianity represents the most common religious affiliation at 51.5%. Hinduism demonstrates an above-average local presence, accounting for 2.5% of the population versus 2.2% across Greater Brisbane. Evaluating parental country of birth, the primary ancestries in Kenmore Hills are English (27.3%), Australian (23.2%), and Other backgrounds (8.9%). Several other ethnic heritages show notable representation above regional benchmarks, including South Australian at 2.8% (versus 0.6% across the region), Sri Lankan at 0.7% (versus 0.2%), and Hungarian at 0.4% (versus 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Kenmore Hills is 46, older than 85% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 21.9% 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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Kenmore Hills displays a distinct lifestyle and mature demographic profile. Based on figures updated to August 2026, senior and retiree age groups (65+) constitute 24.2% of the population, compared to 15.0% across Greater Brisbane, while young to middle-aged adults (25 - 44) represent 14.1% against a metropolitan share of 30.6%. The median age is an estimated 46 as at August 2026, shifting from 47 at the 2021 Census, yet sitting well above the Greater Brisbane median of 36 and national median of 38 at that Census. Young residents aged 0 - 24 have increased from 31.0% to an estimated 34.4% since the Census.
By 2041, older cohorts are forecasted to lead population growth with an increase of 116 (20%) to 712, while younger adult and youth cohorts are expected to decrease.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Kenmore Hills
8 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) 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 8 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month 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 last month 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 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| 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 Sep 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 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) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 3 sections | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jul 2025 about a year ago all 1 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 Jul 2025. | ||
| 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 — 2 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,448 at the 2021 Census → 2,462 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 (SAL31505). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.