Fastest growing Rockhampton suburbs (2016-2021)
Etna Creek grew fastest in percentage terms, at +30%. Gracemere added the most residents, 708. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
This ranking shows which Rockhampton suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Rockhampton's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Rockhampton suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
Etna Creek
QLD 4702 · 1,029 residents236 residents added · +30% · 1,029 residents in 2021
Parkhurst
QLD 4702 · 3,043 residents567 residents added · +23% · 3,043 residents in 2021
Rockyview
QLD 4701 · 1,735 residents113 residents added · +7% · 1,735 residents in 2021
Gracemere
QLD 4702 · 12,023 residents708 residents added · +6% · 12,023 residents in 2021
Norman Gardens
QLD 4701 · 10,534 residents589 residents added · +6% · 10,534 residents in 2021
Rockhampton City
QLD 4700 · 2,059 residents106 residents added · +5% · 2,059 residents in 2021
Park Avenue
QLD 4701 · 5,292 residents198 residents added · +4% · 5,292 residents in 2021
Berserker
QLD 4701 · 7,020 residents145 residents added · +2% · 7,020 residents in 2021
West Rockhampton
QLD 4700 · 1,848 residents22 residents added · +1% · 1,848 residents in 2021
Kawana
QLD 4701 · 4,434 residents7 residents added · +0% · 4,434 residents in 2021
Frenchville
QLD 4701 · 8,982 residents-46 residents added · -0% · 8,982 residents in 2021
Koongal
QLD 4701 · 4,252 residents-33 residents added · -1% · 4,252 residents in 2021
Allenstown
QLD 4700 · 2,762 residents-27 residents added · -1% · 2,762 residents in 2021
Wandal
QLD 4700 · 3,949 residents-65 residents added · -2% · 3,949 residents in 2021
Glendale
QLD 4711 · 600 residents-13 residents added · -2% · 600 residents in 2021
Ranked from 19 qualifying suburbs.
Rockhampton suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
Gracemere
QLD 4702 · 12,023 residents708 residents added · +6% · 12,023 residents in 2021
Norman Gardens
QLD 4701 · 10,534 residents589 residents added · +6% · 10,534 residents in 2021
Parkhurst
QLD 4702 · 3,043 residents567 residents added · +23% · 3,043 residents in 2021
Etna Creek
QLD 4702 · 1,029 residents236 residents added · +30% · 1,029 residents in 2021
Park Avenue
QLD 4701 · 5,292 residents198 residents added · +4% · 5,292 residents in 2021
Berserker
QLD 4701 · 7,020 residents145 residents added · +2% · 7,020 residents in 2021
Rockyview
QLD 4701 · 1,735 residents113 residents added · +7% · 1,735 residents in 2021
Rockhampton City
QLD 4700 · 2,059 residents106 residents added · +5% · 2,059 residents in 2021
West Rockhampton
QLD 4700 · 1,848 residents22 residents added · +1% · 1,848 residents in 2021
Kawana
QLD 4701 · 4,434 residents7 residents added · +0% · 4,434 residents in 2021
Glendale
QLD 4711 · 600 residents-13 residents added · -2% · 600 residents in 2021
Allenstown
QLD 4700 · 2,762 residents-27 residents added · -1% · 2,762 residents in 2021
Koongal
QLD 4701 · 4,252 residents-33 residents added · -1% · 4,252 residents in 2021
Depot Hill
QLD 4700 · 995 residents-37 residents added · -4% · 995 residents in 2021
The Caves
QLD 4702 · 680 residents-37 residents added · -5% · 680 residents in 2021
Ranked from 19 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Rockhampton's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Rockhampton suburbs (2016-2021)?
Etna Creek grew fastest in percentage terms, at +30%. Gracemere added the most residents, 708. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Rockhampton with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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