Median price trend for houses
Based on 44 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,530,000
Up 20.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $860k
- 3 bed
- $1.59m
- 4 bed
- $1.6m
Historic school building with palm trees
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The quick read on
Kelvin Grove
QLD 4059 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,530,000
- Median unit
- $791,000
- Population
- 7,909
- Postcode
- 4059
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Kelvin Grove, Queensland
Property market insights for Kelvin Grove
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kelvin Grove QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 109 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 11.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kelvin Grove, QLD is currently $1,530,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kelvin Grove has a 12-month growth rate of 20.9% for houses and 18.9% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $860,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,590,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000 in Kelvin Grove.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kelvin Grove is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kelvin Grove is $791,000, which has increased 18.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $685,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $865,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,260,000 in Kelvin Grove. The median rent for units and apartments in Kelvin Grove is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kelvin Grove safe?
The overall rate for Kelvin Grove is 1,454 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% above the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Kelvin Grove.
Overall crime rate
1,454
offences per 100,000 residents
18% aboveGreater Brisbane
Kelvin GroveGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Kelvin Grove?
Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
7,909 people call Kelvin Grove home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,670 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 7,909
- Median age
- 28 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.4%Below
15–3450.0%Above
35–5424.5%Below
55–749.4%Below
75 and over2.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses31.1%Below
Townhouses6.3%Below
Apartments61.6%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright13.1%Below
Paying a mortgage20.9%Below
Renting66.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car17.6%Above
One car51.2%Above
Two cars23.6%Below
Three or more7.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home20.6%Above
Drove to work33.9%Below
Train, tram or bus11.9%Above
Walked or cycled9.8%Above
What stands out in Kelvin Grove
20.6% of workers in Kelvin Grove worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
5.7% of Kelvin Grove residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
52.3% of people in Kelvin Grove described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kelvin Grove
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kelvin Grove QLD 4059.
Is Kelvin Grove family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.4% of Kelvin Grove's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
1,697 family households lived in Kelvin Grove; 37.7% were couple families and 17.1% were one-parent families.
38.9% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kelvin Grove?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kelvin Grove had 7,909 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
12.2% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kelvin Grove?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 31.1% of occupied private dwellings in Kelvin Grove.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 61.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kelvin Grove?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
13.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
20.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
66.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Kelvin Grove?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kelvin Grove had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 31.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 17.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kelvin Grove?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
20.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
33.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
11.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kelvin Grove?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
17.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 51.2% of the total.
31.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kelvin Grove, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
25.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 74.4% reported a different address.
41.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Kelvin Grove?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
63.6% of residents used only English at home.
32.5% used a language other than English at home.
7.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.9% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kelvin Grove residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
41.2% of Kelvin Grove's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.8% was born in Australia.
5.7% of residents were born in China.
3.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 68.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kelvin Grove?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 28.7% of ancestry responses in Kelvin Grove.
Australian ancestry made up 24.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 11.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kelvin Grove?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
36.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 10.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.7% of workers, and education and training employed 12.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kelvin Grove?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.3%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
33.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kelvin Grove show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
69.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.6% reported asthma, 3.1% arthritis and 2.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kelvin Grove?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 20.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kelvin Grove?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,670 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kelvin Grove compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 20.6% in Kelvin Grove, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 13.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Renting accounted for 66.0% in Kelvin Grove, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Kelvin Grove
Is Kelvin Grove expensive?
The median house price is $1,530,000, while units and apartments sit at $791,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kelvin Grove good for families?
The Census counted 1,697 local families, and 13.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Kelvin Grove?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,590,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Kelvin Grove
68 streets in Kelvin Grove
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ballina St
- Ballymore St
- Bally St
- Banbridge St
- Bancroft St
- Bishop St
- Blamey St
- Blythe St
- Broadhurst St
- Camona St
- Carraway St
- Clyde Rd
- Crescent Rd
- Dalley St
- Dunsmore St
- Emeline St
- Emma St
- Enoggera Rd
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- Errard St
- Eureka St
- Franklin St
- Gebbie St
- Gibb St
- Glen St
- Gona Pde
- Guildford St
- Hampson St
- Hartopp Ln
- Herston Rd
- Horsburgh St
- Hulme St
- Hunter St
- Ithaca St
- Jute St
- Kelvin Grove Rd
- L'Estrange Tce
- Little St
- Lock St
- Lorimer Tce
- Maidstone St
- Mccomb St
- Mccullough St
- Monro St
- More St
- Moy St
- Murray St
- Musk Ave
- Normanby Tce
- Park St
- Picot St
- Prospect Tce
- Ramsgate St
- Rees St
- Ricardo St
- Robinson Pl
- Rochester Tce
- Rusden St
- Saint Ledger Ln
- School St
- Scott Rd
- Speedy St
- Tait St
- Tank St
- Vale St
- Victoria Park Rd
- Victoria St
- White St
- Windsor Rd
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