Bajool vs Midgee

Bajool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 55 in Midgee. In both, most households own their home. In Bajool, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Midgee, about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Bajool tends to suit families with children and couples, while Midgee suits older residents.

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

Bajool

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 52%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Midgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Midgee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $238/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bajool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (604.9 km vs 617.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bajool carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 86/100)
  • Midgee has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Midgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (104.5% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bajool Midgee
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.

Bajool Midgee
Walkability 0 / 0
Bajool — Walkability: 0/100 Midgee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 14
Bajool — Safety: 34/100 Midgee — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 55 / 100
Bajool — Low fire risk: 55/100 Midgee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bajool has more residents (447 vs 90); Midgee skews older (55 vs 44).

Bajool Midgee
Population 447
+80% vs other
 90
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% +104.5%
Median age 44 55
Median household income $65,624/yr
+6% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $238/wk
+12% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bajool Midgee
0-4 3.8% / 3.3%
Bajool — 0-4: 3.8% Midgee — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 20.1% / 3.3%
Bajool — 5-14: 20.1% Midgee — 5-14: 3.3%
15-19 8.1% / 3.3%
Bajool — 15-19: 8.1% Midgee — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 3.1% / 5.6%
Bajool — 20-24: 3.1% Midgee — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 3.6% / 11.1%
Bajool — 25-34: 3.6% Midgee — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 13.2% / 8.9%
Bajool — 35-44: 13.2% Midgee — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 14.8% / 7.8%
Bajool — 45-54: 14.8% Midgee — 45-54: 7.8%
55-64 12.3% / 30.0%
Bajool — 55-64: 12.3% Midgee — 55-64: 30.0%
65-74 14.3% / 24.4%
Bajool — 65-74: 14.3% Midgee — 65-74: 24.4%
75-84 6.0% / 6.7%
Bajool — 75-84: 6.0% Midgee — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 2.2% / —
Bajool — 85+: 2.2% Midgee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bajool 48.6% couple families
Bajool — Couple Families: 48.6% Bajool — Lone Person: 34.6% Bajool — One Parent Families: 16.8%
Midgee 25.0% couple families
Midgee — Couple Families: 25.0% Midgee — Lone Person: 33.3% Midgee — One Parent Families: 41.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bajool 13.3% renting
Bajool — Owned Outright: 46.9% Bajool — Mortgage: 39.9% Bajool — Renting: 13.3%
Midgee 28.0% renting
Midgee — Owned Outright: 56.0% Midgee — Mortgage: 16.0% Midgee — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bajool 102.0% houses
Bajool — Houses: 102.0% Bajool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Midgee 51.9% houses
Midgee — Houses: 51.9% Midgee — Flats / Apartments: 48.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bajool Midgee
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 13.3%
Bajool — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Midgee — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 3.3%
Bajool — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Midgee — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / —
Bajool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Midgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Property market

Bajool Midgee
Median house price $495,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Bajool Midgee
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bajool Midgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Bajool Midgee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bajool carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Midgee carries more crime risk (86 vs 66).

Bajool Midgee
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
88/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bajool Midgee
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bajool

  • Bajool State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Midgee

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bajool Midgee
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Waterways 20 9

Mobility

Midgee sits further from the CBD (617.3 km vs 604.9 km).

Bajool Midgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 604.9 km 617.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 424 min 423 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4699
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4699
 58
postcode 4702

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.

Bajool Midgee
Car (driver) 75.8% / 66.7%
Bajool — Car (driver): 75.8% Midgee — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 33.3%
Bajool — Worked from Home: 14.3% Midgee — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / —
Bajool — Car (passenger): 5.0% Midgee — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 3.1% / —
Bajool — Bus: 3.1% Midgee — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Bajool — Walked Only: 1.9% Midgee — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Bajool Midgee
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bajool Midgee
Connectivity score 15/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
11 premises

Climate

Bajool Midgee
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

Council rates

Bajool Midgee
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Bajool Midgee
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bajool Midgee
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bajool

Affordable Family Rural

Midgee

Retirees Rural

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