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    Can you afford to live in Kallangur?

    Kallangur is a suburb in Queensland. Median rent is $605/week and the median house price is $815k.

    Median rent

    $605/wk

    Real

    Median price

    $815k

    Est.

    20% deposit

    $163k

    Stamp duty

    $30k

    The numbers, in plain English

    To rent in Kallangur without housing stress, a household income of about $104,000/year keeps the rent of $600/week at or below 30% of gross income — the standard affordability benchmark. That rent is the official median for a 3-bedroom house — the most common new lease here (71 bonds lodged). Check your income →

    To buy the median home ($815,000) with a 20% deposit of $163k, repayments at 6.2% over 30 years come to about $3,993/month — comfortable on roughly $160,000/year under the same 30% rule. Saving that deposit at $1,500/month takes about 9.1 years, before stamp duty of $30k ($23k for eligible first home buyers). Run your own loan →

    That price is an estimate, and probably too low. Unlike the rent above, no government publishes open sale prices for Queensland, so we model it from distance, population and income. Where we can check that model against real sales, it runs about 40% under — so treat this figure, and the deposit and repayments built on it, as a rough scale rather than a number to plan around. How we're fixing this →

    Compared to the rest of Queensland, Kallangur is more expensive to buy than 95% of the state's suburbs (state median $360k) and pricier to rent than 79% (state median $434/week). It sits roughly 25 km from the Brisbane CBD as the crow flies.

    For investors, the median rent against the median price gives a gross rental yield of about 3.9% before costs. Net yield calculator →

    Modelled medians, not valuations — every formula above is documented on our methodology page.

    Actual rents lodged here

    Bonds lodged, June 2026

    Unlike the modelled figures above, these are the real median rents from every rental bond lodged with the Queensland RTA in Kallangur — a typical 3-bedroom house rents for $600/week.

    BedroomsTypeMedian rentBonds lodged
    1unit$380/wk11
    3house$600/wk71
    4house$650/wk40

    Source: Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority (CC BY 4.0), by suburb with at least 5 lodgements per figure. Updated quarterly — see data sources.

    Affordability by income

    $60k income

    Rent (605/wk)

    Over budget

    Budget: $346/wk

    Buy ($815k)

    Repayments are a stretch

    $3,909/mo · deposit in ~18.2yr

    $90k income

    Rent (605/wk)

    Over budget

    Budget: $519/wk

    Buy ($815k)

    Repayments are a stretch

    $3,909/mo · deposit in ~12.1yr

    $120k income

    Rent (605/wk)

    Affordable

    Budget: $692/wk

    Buy ($815k)

    Repayments are a stretch

    $3,909/mo · deposit in ~9.1yr

    Based on 30% gross income rule for rent; 6% p.a. / 30-year P&I loan at 20% deposit for purchase; 15% savings rate for deposit timeline.

    Upfront buying costs

    Purchase price$815k
    20% deposit (no LMI)$163k
    Stamp duty (Queensland)$30k
    Stamp duty (first home buyer)$23k
    Conveyancing (est.)$1,500 – $3,000
    Building inspection (est.)$400 – $700
    Total upfront (est.)$195k

    Who lives here & what's nearby

    Real figures for Kallangur — measured, not modelled.

    Median household income
    $89k
    per year (ABS Census)
    Median age
    33
    years
    Owner-occupied
    55%
    45% rented
    Housing mix
    Mostly houses
    73% houses · 1% units
    Nearest train station
    870 m
    Nearest hospital
    2.8 km
    Schools nearby
    9

    How Kallangur compares

    • Households here earn about 24% more than the typical Queensland suburb.
    • Renter-heavy — 45% rent, against 32% across Queensland.
    • Younger than average — a median age of 33 vs 42 statewide.

    Demographics from the ABS 2021 Census; distances and school counts from OpenStreetMap. Comparisons are against the median suburb in Queensland. Suburb-level price trends aren't shown because no open source publishes them reliably yet — see our data sources.

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    Neighbourhood at a Glance

    Indicative scores based on ABS Census data modelling. Always conduct your own research.

    Safety
    70/100
    Above average
    Schools
    78/100
    Excellent
    Lifestyle
    80/100
    Excellent

    Government schemes that may apply

    First Home Guarantee (FHBG)

    Buy with as little as 5% deposit, no LMI. Up to 35,000 places/year nationwide.

    Learn more →

    First Home Owner Grant (FHOG)

    Queensland offers a grant for eligible first home buyers purchasing new builds. Amounts vary.

    Learn more →

    First Home Super Saver (FHSS)

    Save up to $50k inside super (taxed at 15% instead of marginal rate), then withdraw for a deposit.

    Learn more →

    Stamp duty concessions

    Most states offer full or partial stamp duty exemptions for first home buyers. QLD has its own thresholds.

    Learn more →

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    Rent data for Kallangur sourced from the ABS 2021 Census, scaled by rental CPI to current values. Calculations use 30% gross income rule, 20% deposit, 6% p.a. loan rate over 30 years. Not financial advice.