Kallangur, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kallangur is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane, lying in Yugarabul country. Its name is said to come from an Aboriginal word, kalangoor, recorded as meaning a goodly or satisfactory place — a term drawn from the Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) language of the wider region. European settlement followed the land's acquisition in 1855 by Thomas Petrie, son of a Scottish migrant family prominent in the early Moreton Bay district. The Old Gympie Road once ran through Kallangur, carrying Cobb & Co coaches on the route between Brisbane and the goldfields at Gympie, and the area grew in the early twentieth century as a staging point on the way to the Redcliffe peninsula, before the Hornibrook Bridge opened in the 1930s. Kallangur State School opened in 1930. More recent decades have brought steady residential growth along the northern corridor, with Anzac Avenue as the suburb's main thoroughfare and a railway station reconnecting it to the wider network.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kallangur is more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 916, 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.
Kallangur at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 21,761
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $1,456
- SEIFA score
- 916
- Coordinates
- -27.2506, 152.9964
Kallangur demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kallangur 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 young adults (25–44) at 30%, 43% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4,404 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 2,786 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6,480 | 30% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,961 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,129 | 14% |
Share of the 21,760 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,651 | 20% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 2,761 | 34% |
| Rented | 3,476 | 43% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 6,015 | 74% |
| Townhouses & semis | 1,793 | 22% |
| Flats & apartments | 121 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 8,097 occupied private dwellings in Kallangur.
- Median weekly rent
- $350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,545
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,695
- Median weekly personal income
- $735
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,316 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,913 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 1,092 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8,520 (51%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Employed full-time
- 5,808
- Employed part-time
- 3,173
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 Kallangur
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Kallangur is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6°C | 21.6°C | 111 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 21.4°C | 193 mm |
| Mar | 27.6°C | 20.8°C | 147 mm |
| Apr | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 62 mm |
| May | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 12.4°C | 46 mm |
| Jul | 20.7°C | 11.3°C | 38 mm |
| Aug | 21.9°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm |
| Sep | 24°C | 14.1°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 25.7°C | 16.7°C | 108 mm |
| Nov | 27.4°C | 18.7°C | 75 mm |
| Dec | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 113 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Kallangur
Where is Kallangur?
Kallangur is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Kallangur?
At the 2021 Census, Kallangur had a population of about 21,761.
Is Kallangur an advantaged area?
Kallangur has an ABS SEIFA score of 916, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 16 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 16% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Kallangur?
Kallangur has average daytime highs of about 25.1°C and overnight lows of about 16.8°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Kallangur?
Kallangur is one of the most populous suburbs in Queensland — the 12th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 21,761 usual residents).
Where Kallangur ranks
Kallangur appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Queensland#12 of 25
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