Allenstown vs Port Curtis

Allenstown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Port Curtis. In both, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Allenstown, about half of households rent. In Port Curtis, the large majority of households own their home. Houses cost more in Allenstown: a median of $502,000, against $422,000 in Port Curtis. On these figures, Allenstown tends to suit renters, while Port Curtis suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Allenstown

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Port Curtis has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 69%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Port Curtis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($422,500 vs $502,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Allenstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 12%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Allenstown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (430 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (628.9 km vs 636.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Allenstown

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 6%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Port Curtis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs -1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Allenstown and Port Curtis drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Allenstown Port Curtis
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Allenstown Port Curtis
Walkability 81 / 0
Allenstown — Walkability: 81/100 Port Curtis — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 5 / 13
Allenstown — Safety: 5/100 Port Curtis — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Allenstown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Curtis — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Allenstown has more residents (2,762 vs 309); Port Curtis skews older (41 vs 37).

Allenstown Port Curtis
Population 2,762
+89% vs other
 309
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% +10.0%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $59,644/yr $60,112/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Allenstown Port Curtis
0-4 4.7% / 4.5%
Allenstown — 0-4: 4.7% Port Curtis — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.1% / 15.2%
Allenstown — 5-14: 13.1% Port Curtis — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 7.1% / 5.2%
Allenstown — 15-19: 7.1% Port Curtis — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.1% / 6.1%
Allenstown — 20-24: 7.1% Port Curtis — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 14.6% / 9.1%
Allenstown — 25-34: 14.6% Port Curtis — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 11.9% / 12.6%
Allenstown — 35-44: 11.9% Port Curtis — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 12.3% / 12.9%
Allenstown — 45-54: 12.3% Port Curtis — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 13.1% / 17.5%
Allenstown — 55-64: 13.1% Port Curtis — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 8.6% / 9.4%
Allenstown — 65-74: 8.6% Port Curtis — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 5.2% / 5.2%
Allenstown — 75-84: 5.2% Port Curtis — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 2.0% / —
Allenstown — 85+: 2.0% Port Curtis — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Allenstown 52.7% lone person
Allenstown — Lone Person: 52.7% Allenstown — Couple Families: 22.6% Allenstown — One Parent Families: 16.8% Allenstown — Group Household: 5.5% Allenstown — Other Families: 2.5%
Port Curtis 48.3% lone person
Port Curtis — Lone Person: 48.3% Port Curtis — Couple Families: 33.3% Port Curtis — One Parent Families: 18.4% Port Curtis — Group Household: 0.0% Port Curtis — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Allenstown 49.6% renting
Allenstown — Owned Outright: 24.1% Allenstown — Mortgage: 26.3% Allenstown — Renting: 49.6%
Port Curtis 12.5% renting
Port Curtis — Owned Outright: 35.6% Port Curtis — Mortgage: 51.9% Port Curtis — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Allenstown 69.3% houses
Allenstown — Houses: 69.3% Allenstown — Flats / Apartments: 17.2% Allenstown — Townhouses: 13.4%
Port Curtis 93.5% houses
Port Curtis — Houses: 93.5% Port Curtis — Flats / Apartments: 6.5% Port Curtis — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Allenstown Port Curtis
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 18.4%
Allenstown — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Port Curtis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 1.6%
Allenstown — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Port Curtis — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 2.9%
Allenstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Port Curtis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.3%
Allenstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Port Curtis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Allenstown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Port Curtis — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Property market

Allenstown Port Curtis
Median house price $502,500 $422,500
Median unit price $458,750 —
Median land price $398,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 41 sales
 —

Development activity

Allenstown Port Curtis
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Allenstown Port Curtis
Houses 5.4%
$565/wk on $549K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Allenstown Port Curtis
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of QLD —

Liveability

Allenstown is more walkable (81 vs 0).

Allenstown Port Curtis
Grade D —
Score 34/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Allenstown Port Curtis
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 High
87/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Allenstown Port Curtis
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.3 km
 None

Schools in Allenstown

  • The Cathedral College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Allenstown State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Port Curtis

  • Port Curtis Road State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Allenstown Port Curtis
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 5 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 6 0
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Port Curtis sits further from the CBD (636.3 km vs 628.9 km).

Allenstown Port Curtis
Walkability score 81/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 628.9 km 636.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 430 min 457 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Allenstown Port Curtis
Car (driver) 76.2% / 78.2%
Allenstown — Car (driver): 76.2% Port Curtis — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 6.2% / 13.6%
Allenstown — Worked from Home: 6.2% Port Curtis — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 8.2%
Allenstown — Car (passenger): 8.4% Port Curtis — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Walked Only 6.8% / —
Allenstown — Walked Only: 6.8% Port Curtis — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.8% / —
Allenstown — Bus: 1.8% Port Curtis — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Allenstown Port Curtis
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Allenstown Port Curtis
Connectivity score 63/100 53/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,826 premises
 26%
150 premises

Climate

Allenstown Port Curtis
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Allenstown Port Curtis
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Allenstown Port Curtis
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Allenstown Port Curtis
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Allenstown Port Curtis
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Allenstown

Affordable Parks

Port Curtis

River Rural

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