Bajool vs Struck Oil
Bajool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Struck Oil. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bajool, about half of households are couple families. In Struck Oil, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bajool tends to suit couples, while Struck Oil suits people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Bajool is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 43%)
- Struck Oil carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Struck Oil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bajool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $350/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bajool
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (604.9 km vs 648.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (424 min vs 448 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Struck Oil
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bajool
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.8% vs -15.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bajool and Struck Oil drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Bajool has more residents (447 vs 151); Struck Oil rents higher ($350/wk vs $238/wk).
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 447 +66% vs other | 151 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.8% | -15.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 51 |
| Median household income | $65,624/yr | $67,756/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $238/wk | $350/wk +47% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $495,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Rockhampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +133% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 27% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Bajool carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Bajool carries more crime risk (66 vs 27).
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | Low 27/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Struck Oil
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 20 | 3 |
Mobility
Struck Oil sits further from the CBD (648.1 km vs 604.9 km).
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 604.9 km | 648.1 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 424 min | 448 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4699 | 0.2% postcode 4714 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 4699 | 50 postcode 4714 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (93.6%).
Setting
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 313 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.6 km | 21.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 81 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,313/yr same for both | |
| Council | Rockhampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bajool | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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