Kingaroy
QLD 4610 · South Burnett
10,266 (2021) → 10,651 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kingaroy is a suburb in South Burnett, QLD 4610, about 157km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kingaroy are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 5 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 122km inland. Kingaroy has an overall score of 39/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 58/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.79%), New Zealand (1.64%), Philippines (1.19%), South Africa (0.72%), Taiwan (0.48%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.73%), Tagalog (0.47%), Filipino (0.46%), Afrikaans (0.4%), Vietnamese (0.19%)
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 South Burnett 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 948 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St John's Lutheran SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1019
- St Mary's Catholic CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 994
- Kingaroy State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 945
- Taabinga State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 941
- Kingaroy State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 893
Nearby (within 10km)
- Crawford State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 868
- Coolabunia State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 978
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 Kingaroy
Is Kingaroy safe?
Kingaroy has a residential safety score of 58/100, 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 7,147 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kingaroy from Brisbane CBD?
Kingaroy is about 157.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kingaroy?
Kingaroy has 5 schools, with an average ICSEA of 958 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kingaroy?
Kingaroy has a transport score of 0/100.