Kepnock
QLD 4670 · Bundaberg
4,501 (2021) → 4,653 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kepnock is a suburb in Bundaberg, QLD 4670, about 296km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kepnock are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 11km inland. Kepnock has an overall score of 44/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 90/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.42%), New Zealand (1.78%), Philippines (1.13%), Germany (0.44%), Netherlands (0.33%)
Top languages: Filipino (0.47%), Turkish (0.47%), Mandarin (0.36%), Vietnamese (0.29%), Italian (0.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Bundaberg local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 960 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Kepnock State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 932
- YMCA Vocational School - Moreton Bay - Kepnock CampusSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Bundaberg East State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 942
- St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1035
- Bundaberg South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 897
- Walkervale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 885
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1010
- Bundaberg State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 955
- St Luke's Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1087
- Thabeban State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 840
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1011
- Bundaberg Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 881
- Woongarra State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 997
- Bundaberg Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 1035
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Kepnock
Is Kepnock safe?
Kepnock has a residential safety score of 90/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 5,653 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kepnock from Brisbane CBD?
Kepnock is about 295.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kepnock?
Kepnock has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 932 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kepnock?
Kepnock has a transport score of 0/100.