Kirkwood
QLD 4680 · Gladstone
2,513 (2021) → 2,671 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kirkwood is a suburb in Gladstone, QLD 4680, about 435km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kirkwood are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Kirkwood has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 79/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (4.02%), South Africa (3.58%), New Zealand (3.54%), India (2.27%), England (1.43%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (2.27%), Tagalog (1.83%), Filipino (1.59%), Hindi (0.92%), Tamil (0.84%)
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
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Gladstone 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 971 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Clinton State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 924
- Kin Kora State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 937
- Carinity Education - RockhamptonSecondary · Independent · 3.5km
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1028
- Faith Baptist Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 4kmICSEA 973
- Chanel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.1kmICSEA 1025
- Trinity CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.2kmICSEA 1031
- Toolooa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 955
- Gladstone West State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 952
- Gladstone South State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 899
- Rosella Park SchoolCombined · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 943
- Gladstone State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6kmICSEA 946
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 Kirkwood
Is Kirkwood safe?
Kirkwood has a residential safety score of 79/100, 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 7,584 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kirkwood from Brisbane CBD?
Kirkwood is about 435.2 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kirkwood?
Kirkwood has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kirkwood?
Kirkwood has a transport score of 0/100.