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Suburb profile ·Western Downs LGA · QLD ·4406

Kaimkillenbun QLD 4406

Kaimkillenbun is in Western Downs LGA, QLD, postcode 4406, with population 248.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$225/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
35,452
35K via Western Downs LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
301
14 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$867
Median rent · wk$225
Investor profile

Who invests in Kaimkillenbun

Owner-occupied 74%Rented 27%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.4%
41 of 96 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,900/yr
Landlords (rental income)96
Reported capital gains68
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

65% of homes here are owner-occupied and 23% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 65% owner-occupier / 23% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $975/mo — renting runs $108/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$69K
Median rent · wk
$225
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$69K household · yr-12.9% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$106K
Household
$69K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
17
$650-999
15
$1,000-1,499
16
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
12
$3,000-3,999
13
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 26% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $750/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (94 households)
Owned outright
43%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
23%
Dwelling structure12.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 66% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 21% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA883
Students8
Government1
  • Kaimkillenbun State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 883
Crime Year ending May 2026
6,244
6,244 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,244
Total incidents6,244· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,08321%
  • Break And Enter64412%
  • Drug Offences3,12660%
  • Fraud3336%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Moderate broad-area context

About 30.2% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Moderate exposure ~30.2%
~30.2% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

17,416 people · 202217,622 by 2032 (+1.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Wambo SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Kaimkillenbun QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Kaimkillenbun is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Western Downs local government area (postcode 4406). The area has roughly 248 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $225 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Kaimkillenbun is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 883, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Western Downs LGA is moderate at 6,244 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Population growth · Western Downs LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)35,452
5-year growth+0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Western Downs LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)56
Houses 89%Units 11%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Western Downs LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change+1.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4406ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
41 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,900/yr
Landlords (rental income)96
Reported capital gains68
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population248
Median age40
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,333
Personal income · wk$806
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,062 → $1,333
Change+25.5%
vs QLD median+7.5 pp
Median rent+23%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Western Downs LGAAIHW
Public5
Private0
Chinchilla Hospitalpublic
Dalby Hospitalpublic
Jandowae Hospitalpublic
Miles Hospitalpublic
Tara Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Western Downs LGAGEN
Facilities8
Residential places302
Southern Cross Care Chinchilla - Illoura Village81 places
Karingal Nursing Home80 places
Ningana48 places
Southern Cross Care Tara - Tarcoola30 places
Taralga Retirement Village Hostel22 places
Southern Cross Care Miles - Carinya20 places
+2 more in Western Downs LGA
Childcare · Western Downs LGAACECQA
Services30
Approved places1,265
Exceeding NQS3
Grow Early Education Dalby104 places
Dalby State School OSHC80 places
Kids Club Dalby80 places
Milestones Early Learning Dalby80 places
Our Lady of the Southern Cross Outside School Hours Care, Dalby80 places
Busy Bees at Chinchilla75 places
+24 more in Western Downs LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Kaimkillenbun depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Kaimkillenbun FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kaimkillenbun in?

    Kaimkillenbun is in the Western Downs Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4406. Council-level context for Western Downs LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kaimkillenbun?

    The median weekly rent in Kaimkillenbun is $225/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Kaimkillenbun a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kaimkillenbun show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kaimkillenbun?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Kaimkillenbun data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.