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QLD · Rockhampton Council

The Range, 4700

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,760

Growth (1 yr)

+0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.2%

Median age

38

Median income

$2,034/wk

Employment rate

58.7%

University qualified

28%

Work from home

6.7%

Languages at home

8.1%non-English

Most common: Malayalam, Mandarin, Sinhalese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

42.4/100
Average

Top 47% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 81% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Heritage area
  • Port & industry
  • Green suburb
What The Range is known for: Heritage area, Port & industry, Green suburb

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Suburb profile

The Range is an industrial and port town in Queensland, in Rockhampton Council, characterised by heritage listings alongside mixed commercial and residential development. It has an industrial and port economy. Notable landmarks include Rockhampton War Memorial, Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and The Range Convent and High School.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked industrial and port towns. School access is exceptionally strong. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group. Trade-offs centre on higher crime and weaker population growth, with population growth 96% below the peer median.

Overall, The Range suits people prioritising school access and local amenities over peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Industrial or port town · compared with industrial and port towns in Queensland (230)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 4700 is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Industrial and port economy
  • Heritage listings
  • Rockhampton War Memorial
  • Rockhampton Botanic Gardens
  • The Range Convent and High School

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How The Range compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$570/wk

Population (ERP)

5,760

+0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

12.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#78

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

95th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

23rd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

28%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

37th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
42.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 47% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
3798th in Australia
State rank
706th in QLD
Peer rank
#78 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#309 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
81%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$570

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

5,760(June 2025)

+0.0% annual · +0.2% over 5 years · 23th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.0%
5-year growth
+0.2%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+14
Growth rank in QLD
23th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~5,650), extrapolated at -0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,231
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,034
Dwelling vacancy
12.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
253 of 1,976
Median monthly mortgage
$1,517
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$320
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
33.6% / 38.8% / 27.7%
Employment rate
58.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.7% / 0.7% / 73.8%
Walked or cycled to work
5.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,508 / 116 / 96

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

28% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 14.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified28% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified7.5% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational14.7% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below49.8% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Health24.2%
  • Management and commerce15.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.2%
  • Society and culture13.4%
  • Education12.3%
  • Architecture and building5.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$62,689

77th percentile in QLD · +7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,308

75th percentile in QLD · +4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

34th percentile in QLD · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$70,596

52nd percentile in QLD · +12% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

10th percentile in QLD · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4700 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
10,176
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,058
Median net rent
-$46
Taxpayers reporting business income
707
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+10%
Rental investment vs state median
-9%
Super vs state median
+2%
Business income vs state median
-30%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

8.1% speak a language other than English at home; 13.9% born overseas

Language at home
4,559 English only · 403 other
Non-English at home
8.1%
Born overseas
690 (13.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
243 (4.6%)
Australian citizens
4,643
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
19

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Malayalam34 · 22.7%
  • Mandarin14 · 9.3%
  • Sinhalese13 · 8.7%
  • Nepali11 · 7.3%
  • Afrikaans10 · 6.7%
  • Australian Indigenous languages10 · 6.7%
  • Bengali8 · 5.3%
  • Hindi7 · 4.7%

Religion

59.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 59.1%, while 30.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion30.3%40.7%
Christianity59.1%45.7%
Other / not stated10.6%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic30%18.6%
Anglican15.4%11.3%
Uniting Church5.2%3.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.7%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.2%3.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4700, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
1,102
Against the person
274
Against property
439
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
255.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 19 residents
State crime-rate percentile
95.3th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-1.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault106
  • Drug Offences187
  • Good Order Offences152
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)217
  • Traffic And Related Offences130

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
8
Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
973.5
Median ICSEA percentile
37th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Rockhampton Girls Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1022 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 405 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Allenstown State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 884 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 296 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 357 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Rockhampton Flexible SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 868 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 2% · 86 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • The Rockhampton Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 1,472 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • The Cathedral CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1031 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 1,357 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Crescent Lagoon State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 903 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 362 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Rockhampton Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 925 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 103 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Allenstown SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Crescent Lagoon SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Port Curtis Road SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Rockhampton SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • The Hall SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

76 mapped amenities

3 cafes · 1 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 3 sports centres · 13 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 21 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
9/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.57
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.57
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.15
Food & drink(3)
  • Early Birds CafeCafe

    60 Spencer Street, The Range

  • Gardens TearoomCafe
  • Kinsfolk CoffeeCafe

    1 Meter Street, The Range

Community(3)
  • Rockhampton Girls Grammar SchoolSchool
  • Rockhampton Grammar SchoolSchool
  • Saint Peters SchoolSchool

    158 Upper Dawson Road

Health & services(3)
  • Dental ClinicDentist
  • Mater Private Hospital RockhamptonHospital

    Ward Street

  • Rockhampton Base HospitalHospital
Sport & outdoors(29)
  • Botanic Gardens PathCycling route
  • Link from Blackall Street to the Botanic Gardens PathCycling route
  • Georgeson OvalPark
  • Kerr ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Rockhampton Botanical GardensPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (4)
  • Athelstane Bowls ClubSports centre
  • Athelstane Tennis ClubSports centre
  • Rockhampton Mallet Sports ClubSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (13)
Entertainment(3)
  • Agnes Street LookoutViewpoint
  • Sunset LookoutViewpoint
  • Viewpoint
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(7)
  • Bicycle Parking
  • Floral ClockGarden
  • Parking (26)
  • Place of worship
  • Shelter (2)
  • Mercy Community Aged CareSocial Facility
  • Rockhampton ZooZoo

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

3 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Athelstane Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Athelstane Tennis Club

    Tennis

  • Rockhampton Mallet Sports Club

    Croquet · Gateball

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Georgeson OvalPark
  • Kerr ParkPark
  • Rockhampton Botanical GardensPark
  • Voss ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
15.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
6
Typical summer maximum
32°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
5
Nearest hospital
Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton (0.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
5
Residential aged-care places
392

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Australian Red CrossClinic
  • Dental ClinicDentist
  • Hillcrest Private HospitalHospital
  • Mater Private Hospital RockhamptonWard StreetHospital
  • Rockhampton Base HospitalHospital
Aged-care services
  • Benevolent LivingROCKHAMPTONResidential
  • BethanyTHE RANGEResidential
  • Bethesda Aged Care Plus CentreTHE RANGEResidential
  • Blue Care Central Queensland Cluster OfficeROCKHAMPTONHome Care
  • Blue Care Rockhampton Community Care CACPROCKHAMPTONHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
219
Participants per 1,000 residents
38.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
32° / 22°
Rainfall
403 mm · ~50 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
24° / 11°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
29° / 17°
Rainfall
147 mm · ~18 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Roadworks & transport

1 active roadworks / incidents

  • Roadworks are continuing in Canning Street between North Street and Cambridge Street, The Range.Canning Street / Albert Street / Cambridge Street20 Oct 2025 – 30 Nov 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated

Heritage

13 heritage places

  • AmlaState heritage place
  • ClanchollaState heritage place
  • Kenmore House, Mater Misericordiae HospitalState heritage place
  • KillowenState heritage place
  • Rockhampton Botanic GardensState heritage place
  • Rockhampton Girls Grammar SchoolState heritage place
  • Rockhampton Grammar SchoolState heritage place
  • Rockhampton Hospital - Therapies Block and Medical Superintendents ResidenceState heritage place
  • Rockhampton War MemorialState heritage place
  • Rudd ResidenceState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Capricornia
Member of Parliament
Michelle LANDRY (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
115,141
Turnout (2025)
88.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 55.8%Labor 44.2%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.3 km away).

Coalition 48.5%Labor 51.5%

7.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • AllenstownLabor 51.0% · Coalition 49.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
  • WandalLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • Rockhampton City (Capricornia)Labor 49.9% · Coalition 50.1% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • Park AvenueLabor 53.1% · Coalition 46.9% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
  • BerserkerLabor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)4.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Rockhampton Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.