Kelvin Grove - Herston

Kelvin Grove - Herston population grew from 10,718 in 2016 to 12,531 in 2025, a change of 16.9% over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

Kelvin Grove - Herston is one ABS statistical area covering 2 gazetted suburbs, which the RTA reports separately — so the figures below are broken down per suburb rather than blended into one.

Area-wide median, all 2 suburbs combined: $413, up 6.1% on a year earlier.

n is the number of new bonds behind each median — treat a figure with a small n as indicative only.

In the 2026-Q2 quarter the RTA median weekly rent was $469 in Kelvin Grove and $289 in Herston. Combined across the 2 suburbs of the Kelvin Grove - Herston statistical area it works out to $413, up 6% on a year earlier.

Rent data © the State of Queensland (Residential Tenancies Authority), used under CC BY 4.0, June 2026 release. Figures are the median for new bonds lodged in the quarter, not all tenancies. The RTA suppresses a median where too few bonds were lodged.

• Relative disadvantage (IRSD)

  Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
  Decile 5

  score 1,011
• Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)

  Higher decile means more relative advantage
  Decile 8

  score 1,061
• Economic resources (IER)

  Income and housing capacity
  Decile 1

  score 892
• Education & occupation (IEO)

  Education and occupational skill levels
  Decile 10

  score 1,134

Kelvin Grove - Herston is policed by the Queensland Police Service Brisbane City Division, which also covers Spring Hill, Red Hill (Qld), Brisbane City and Paddington - Milton. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not Kelvin Grove - Herston specifically.

Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Brisbane City Division over the last 12 months, running 271% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to Kelvin Grove - Herston — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.

Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Brisbane City Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.

Kelvin Grove - Herston has been within a mapped flood extent before — in 2022, 2011 and 1974, with up to about 22% of the suburb inundated in the worst of those events. Council's flood-likelihood modelling maps about 8.1% of Kelvin Grove - Herston as flood-liable, roughly 3.5% of it in a high or medium likelihood band.

A suburb rollup can’t tell you about an individual property. Check a specific address on Brisbane City Council’s FloodWise Property Report →

Flood data © Brisbane City Council, used under CC BY 4.0, updated August 2026. The Flood Awareness Maps are an awareness tool, not a substitute for a FloodWise Property Report or professional advice.

Within the Kelvin Grove - Herston SA2, OpenStreetMap records 6 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 2 supermarkets and 18 green spaces. For families: 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 17 cafés and 5 restaurants. Staying active: 31 sports fields. The nearest train station, Exhibition, is about 1,400 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 59 bus stops here.

Kelvin Grove - Herston has 16 council parks covering 73 ha, with 3.0 km of bikeway and shared path. Of those, 7 have a barbecue and 2 have a dog off-leash area.

• Victoria Park
  271 Gilchrist Avenue, Herston
  58 ha2.3 km bikeway & shared path3 barbecuesDog off-leash, fully fenced, small-dog enclosure
• Rasey Park
  6 Bird Street, Herston
  4.0 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path
• Picot Street Park
  72 Picot Street, Kelvin Grove
  2.4 ha0.4 km bikeway & shared path
• Bancroft Park
  360 Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove
  1.6 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecueDog off-leash, fully fenced
• E. E. Mccaskie Oval
  137 Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove
  1.4 ha1 barbecue
• Gould Road Park
  16 Gould Road, Herston
  1.3 ha0.1 km bikeway & shared path1 barbecue
• Bishop Street Park
  66 Bishop Street, Kelvin Grove
  1.1 ha
• Kelvin Grove Reserve
  52 Lestrange Terrace, Kelvin Grove
  0.5 ha

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Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0, updated September 2026.

From Kelvin Grove - Herston, route 340 runs to Roma Street in the Brisbane CBD in about 6 minutes, roughly every 10 minutes in the morning peak — it joins the South East Busway at Herston. Brisbane Metro (M2) also serves Kelvin Grove - Herston, on high-frequency all-day headways. Times are scheduled and in-vehicle only — they exclude walking, waiting and any transfer.

These are timetabled figures for a typical weekday. Plan a door-to-door trip on the TransLink journey planner →

Timetable data © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads, TransLink Division), used under CC BY 4.0. Scheduled in-vehicle times for a representative weekday, city-bound — they exclude walking, waiting and transfer time, and real running times vary with traffic.

1. HereKelvin Grove - Herston+3.0%
2. 01Albion+4.4%
3. 02Newstead - Bowen Hills+2.8%
4. 03Ascot+2.2%
5. 04Clayfield+1.6%
6. 05Hamilton (Qld)+1.5%
7. 06Wooloowin - Lutwyche+1.5%
8. 07Windsor+1.4%
9. 08Newmarket+1.4%
10. 09Alderley+1.0%
11. 10Wilston+0.8%
12. 11Hendra+0.6%
13. 12Grange+0.6%

Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.

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