Is Kirwan a nice place to live?

Kirwan features parks and sporting ovals, schools and community facilities along its main roads. The community includes many couples without children, who make up 38.7% of families, and most homes are owner-occupied. Everyday amenity includes local shopping centres, regular bus services and access to major arterial roads, and the Kirwan Health Campus expansion has received funding to expand services including midwifery community clinics.

Is it expensive to live in Kirwan?

On the figures, a typical local household earned $1,673 a week at the most recent Census. A median-priced house in Kirwan of $676,500 works out to about 7.8 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying well above local incomes on these measures. Renting looks less stretched: a house rent of $570 a week would take about 34% of a typical local household's weekly income, a sizeable share, while unit rent of $420 a week would take about 25%, a moderate share. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Kirwan a good place to invest?

Unit values jumped 23.6% in Kirwan over the past 12 months, while house values rose a strong 14.4%; those figures describe capital growth for each property type. Rents moved more modestly, with house rents up a solid 7.5% and unit rents up 5.0%. In both the house and unit markets value growth outpaced rent growth, particularly for units where value gains were much larger than rent increases. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Kirwan suburb profile

Kirwan is a residential suburb in Townsville's northern suburbs, set on gently rolling land near the Ross River. Streets offer backyard space, local parks and sporting ovals, giving the neighbourhood a relaxed, outdoor-focused rhythm and a mix of established, well-treed residential blocks.

Housing is predominantly low-set brick homes on established blocks, with pockets of newer townhouses and units. Local shopping centres, schools and community facilities sit along main roads, and regular bus services plus access to major arterial roads link Kirwan with the rest of Townsville.

Kirwan property market performance

Current median dwelling price$563,250Past 3 months

Property growth+19.0%Past 12 months

Kirwan's median house price is $676,500 and house values rose sharply over the last 12 months, up 14.4%. There is no reliable median for units because too few properties of that type have sold here recently for a median to be published. Units sold more quickly than houses, with median times on market of 9 days for units and 15 days for houses.

In Kirwan, house rents rose a solid 7.5% over the last 12 months, a rise that ran behind the earlier increase in house values.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$677K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	14.4%	23.6%
Sold Past 3 months	74	8
Median days on market Past 12 months	15	9
Average rent Past 12 months	$570	$420
Change in rent Past 12 months	7.5%	5.0%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Kirwan demographics

Kirwan is a community where couples without children are the largest family group and most homes are owner-occupied.

Couples without children make up 38.7% of families while one-parent families account for 21.2%. At the 2021 Census, 20,780 people lived in Kirwan.

Kirwan and Queensland

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	38	38
Median household income weekly	$1,673	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	38.6%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	38.7%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	21.2%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	26.9%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	37.6%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	35.5%	34.3%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Kirwan infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

In Kirwan the Kirwan Health Campus expansion was allocated funding in 2021–22, with $150,000 that year committed toward expanding services including midwifery community clinics.

The replacement Kirwan police facility was progressed with $200,000 committed in 2021–22. Kirwan State School received $1.9 million in 2021–22 for an upgrade to its administration building.

Suburbs near Kirwan

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How does Kirwan compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Kirwan’s median house price is 7.0% higher than Cranbrook’s.
Median unit prices: Kirwan’s median unit price is 29.3% higher than Cranbrook’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Kirwan have grown 2.7% higher than in Aitkenvale.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Kirwan have grown 3.6% higher than in Thuringowa Central.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Kirwan are selling 6.3% faster than in Aitkenvale.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Kirwan are selling 40.0% faster than in Cranbrook.

Common questions about Kirwan

Is Kirwan a nice place to live?
Kirwan features parks and sporting ovals, schools and community facilities along its main roads.

The community includes many couples without children, who make up 38.7% of families, and most homes are owner-occupied. Everyday amenity includes local shopping centres, regular bus services and access to major arterial roads, and the Kirwan Health Campus expansion has received funding to expand services including midwifery community clinics.
Is it expensive to live in Kirwan?
On the figures, a typical local household earned $1,673 a week at the most recent Census. A median-priced house in Kirwan of $676,500 works out to about 7.8 times a typical local annual household income, which places buying well above local incomes on these measures. Renting looks less stretched: a house rent of $570 a week would take about 34% of a typical local household's weekly income, a sizeable share, while unit rent of $420 a week would take about 25%, a moderate share. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Kirwan a good place to invest?
Unit values jumped 23.6% in Kirwan over the past 12 months, while house values rose a strong 14.4%; those figures describe capital growth for each property type.

Rents moved more modestly, with house rents up a solid 7.5% and unit rents up 5.0%. In both the house and unit markets value growth outpaced rent growth, particularly for units where value gains were much larger than rent increases.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Kirwan

In Kirwan ,144 agents are actively selling property, but a small number do the heavy lifting. Just 5 agents handled 18.3% of all sales in the past year, giving them a strong presence and deep experience in the local market.

Commission rates usually sit between 2.47% and 3.09%. Comparing agents and understanding what’s included in their fee structure can help you find the right mix of service, value, and motivation—without compromising on outcomes.