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QLD · Rockhampton Council

West Rockhampton, 4700

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,880

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.6%

Median age

36

Median income

$1,350/wk

Employment rate

55.8%

University qualified

13.7%

Work from home

3.2%

Languages at home

4.9%non-English

Most common: Malayalam, Gujarati, Thai

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

36.8/100
Below average

1020th in QLD

Verified 87% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Golf
  • Port & industry
  • Green suburb
What West Rockhampton is known for: Golf, Port & industry, Green suburb

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Suburb profile

West Rockhampton is an industrial and port town in Queensland, in Rockhampton Council. It has an industrial and port economy.

Dining and café access is a relative strength, well above typical levels for industrial and port towns. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 70% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are weaker population growth and thinner heritage listings, with population growth 43% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and dining over population growth.

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

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining
  • Heritage listings are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Industrial and port economy

Who it suits

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

Housing, growth and risk

How West Rockhampton compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$550/wk

Population (ERP)

1,880

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.7%

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

#140

among Country & regional · Established

Crime rate

95th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

35th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

34%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

57th

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
36.8/100 — Below average
National rank
5229th in Australia
State rank
1020th in QLD
Peer rank
#140 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#559 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
87%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$550

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

1,880(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +3.6% over 5 years · 35th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+3.6%
Change in 1 year
+14
Change in 5 years
+65
Growth rank in QLD
35th 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 (~1,850), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,848
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,350
Dwelling vacancy
10.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
87 of 816
Median monthly mortgage
$1,215
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$258
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
30.9% / 34.9% / 34.2%
Employment rate
55.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
3.2% / 0.8% / 77.9%
Walked or cycled to work
4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
651 / 52 / 30

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

13.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 22.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified13.7% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified5.2% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational22.1% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below59% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies19.7%
  • Health18%
  • Society and culture14.9%
  • Management and commerce14.6%
  • Education10.2%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.2%
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

4.9% speak a language other than English at home; 7.3% born overseas

Language at home
1,634 English only · 85 other
Non-English at home
4.9%
Born overseas
125 (7.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
206 (11.1%)
Australian citizens
1,680
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
5

Top languages other than English

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

  • Malayalam7 · 33.3%
  • Gujarati4 · 19%
  • Thai4 · 19%
  • Hindi3 · 14.3%
  • Tagalog3 · 14.3%

Religion

51.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 51.1%, while 38.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion38.1%40.7%
Christianity51.1%45.7%
Other / not stated10.8%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic22.5%18.6%
Anglican13.7%11.3%
Uniting Church5.1%3.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.5%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%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)
360
Against the person
89
Against property
143
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
256
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 21 residents
State crime-rate percentile
95.4th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-1.4%

Most common offence types

  • Assault35
  • Drug Offences61
  • Good Order Offences50
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)71
  • Traffic And Related Offences42

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
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,024
Median ICSEA percentile
57th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Crescent Lagoon State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 903 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 362 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • The Rockhampton Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 1,472 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Rockhampton Girls Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1022 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 405 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1026 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 366 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.8 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
  • Gracemere 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

23 mapped amenities

2 cafes

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
4/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.08
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.08
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.71
Food & drink(2)
  • Cafe
  • St Aubins VillageCafe
Community(1)
  • Crescent Lagoon State SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(8)
  • Botanic Gardens PathCycling route
  • Rockhampton Golf ClubGolf course

    Ann Street Extended

  • Athelstane ParkPark
  • Capelec ParkPark
  • Norton ParkPark
  • Park (2)
  • Sports field
Entertainment(1)
  • Aircraft Viewing PlatformViewpoint
Other(7)
  • Droughtmaster BullAttraction
  • A class bus hireCar Rental

    119 Canoona Road, West Rockhampton

  • AvisCar Rental
  • EnterpriseCar Rental

    Canoona Road, West Rockhampton

  • EuropcarCar Rental
  • HertzCar Rental

    119 Canoona Road, West Rockhampton

  • Parking (5)

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

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Rockhampton Golf Club

    Golf · +61 7 4927 3311

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

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Athelstane ParkPark
  • Capelec ParkPark
  • Norton ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
5
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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Rockhampton Base Hospital (1.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1

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

  • Central Queensland Transition Care ServiceROCKHAMPTONTransition Care

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
76
Participants per 1,000 residents
40.4

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

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • St AubinsState 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 6.6 km away).

Coalition 47.6%Labor 52.4%

8.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • AllenstownLabor 51.0% · Coalition 49.0% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • WandalLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • Rockhampton City (Capricornia)Labor 49.9% · Coalition 50.1% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
  • Park AvenueLabor 53.1% · Coalition 46.9% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
  • BerserkerLabor 55.5% · Coalition 44.5% TPP (2025)5.6 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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.