Kalinga, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Kalinga is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1159, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Kalinga at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,144
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $3,697
- SEIFA score
- 1159
- Coordinates
- -27.4095, 153.0464
Kalinga demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kalinga using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 21% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 493 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 290 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 480 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 615 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 269 | 13% |
Share of the 2,147 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 225 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 292 | 44% |
| Rented | 141 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 599 | 90% |
| Townhouses & semis | 20 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 49 | 7% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 668 occupied private dwellings in Kalinga.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,033
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,571
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,182
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 426 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 156 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 29 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,228 (79%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 659
- Employed part-time
- 315
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Kalinga
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kalinga is January (average daytime high around 29.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 945 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 20.7°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 29.2°C | 20.6°C | 154 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 19.9°C | 133 mm |
| Apr | 25.7°C | 16.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 23.1°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 11.3°C | 40 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 10.1°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.2°C | 10.8°C | 37 mm |
| Sep | 24.5°C | 13°C | 44 mm |
| Oct | 26.3°C | 15.7°C | 97 mm |
| Nov | 28.2°C | 17.8°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 29.2°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Kalinga
Where is Kalinga?
Kalinga is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Kalinga?
At the 2021 Census, Kalinga had a population of about 2,144.
Is Kalinga an advantaged area?
Kalinga has an ABS SEIFA score of 1159, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Kalinga?
Kalinga has average daytime highs of about 25.6°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 945 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Kalinga have high household incomes?
Kalinga has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Queensland — the 4th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,697 per week).
Where Kalinga ranks
Kalinga appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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