QLD · Rockhampton Council
Port Curtis, QLD, 4700
Current weather
17.1°CClear sky
93% humidity · 6.3 km/h wind · 23.3° / 14.5° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#353 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Port Curtis is a small locality in the Rockhampton area, home to around 309 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,389 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-50%), roughly 7731.4 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 309
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,156
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 126
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,043
- Employment rate
- 56.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 0 / 0
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 2,389
- Against the person
- 595
- Against property
- 963
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7,731.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -49.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault258
- Drug Offences384
- Good Order Offences308
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)485
- Traffic And Related Offences292
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 890
- Port Curtis Road State SchoolPrimary
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
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Twilight gilds Duckpond Environmental ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 7.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #353 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Twilight gilds Duckpond Environmental Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Port Curtis Road State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime258
- Drug Offencescrime384
- Good Order Offencescrime308
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime485
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime292
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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