QLD · Rockhampton Council
Allenstown, 4700
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Allenstown anchors everyday life in Rockhampton, a regional mid-sized suburb with its own identity and rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because schools and education and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in parks and green space and transport and access.
Population
- Population
- 2,762
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,147
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 207 of 1,357
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,230
- Employment rate
- 52.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 92 / 154 / 178
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $430
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 386
- Against the person
- 95
- Against property
- 156
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 139.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 29 residents
- State safety percentile
- 94.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +1.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault258
- Drug Offences384
- Good Order Offences309
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)488
- Traffic And Related Offences293
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 884
- Allenstown State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
45 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Nutrien Ag SolutionsAgrarian
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- StarAlcohol
- ATM (3)
- Road Tech MarineBoat Parts;Recreational Vehicle
- Cafe
- Lickity FingersCafe
274 Murray Street
- The Fast LaneCafe
- Car repair (2)
- Car wash
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bolton ParkPark
- Connolly ParkPark
- Curtis ParkPark
- Frank Forde ParkPark
- Kettle ParkPark
- O'Shanesy ParkPark
- Saleyard ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Allenstown Discount Pharmacypharmacy
- Allenstown Medical Centredoctor
- Medical Suitesclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
4 state heritage places
- Allenstown State SchoolState heritage place
- South Rockhampton CemeteryState heritage place
- St Josephs CathedralState heritage place
- St Marks ChurchState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 43.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 43% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2857th in Australia
- State rank
- 655th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #194 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #286 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- ATMamenitiesatm
- ATMamenitiesatm
- ATMamenitiesatm
- Allenstown Discount Pharmacyamenitiespharmacy
- Allenstown Hotelamenitiespub
- Allenstown Mallamenitiesmall
- Allenstown Medical Centreamenitiesdoctors
- Allenstown Post Officeamenities139-145 Derby Streetpost_office
- Allenstown Square Food Courtamenitiesfast_food
- Australia Postamenitiespost_box
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.