Blackrock vs Victoria Plantation

Blackrock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Victoria Plantation. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Victoria Plantation tends to suit couples.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Blackrock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Victoria Plantation

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($60/wk vs $190/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Victoria Plantation

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Blackrock has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • Victoria Plantation is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Victoria Plantation

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs -0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
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.

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Walkability 0 / 17
Blackrock — Walkability: 0/100 Victoria Plantation — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 63 / 70
Blackrock — Safety: 63/100 Victoria Plantation — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 65 / 100
Blackrock — Low fire risk: 65/100 Victoria Plantation — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blackrock rents higher ($190/wk vs $60/wk); Blackrock has more residents (319 vs 169).

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Population 319
+47% vs other
 169
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% +8.3%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $102,076/yr $110,500/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $190/wk
+68% vs other
 $60/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
0-4 4.1% / 8.3%
Blackrock — 0-4: 4.1% Victoria Plantation — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 13.5% / 9.5%
Blackrock — 5-14: 13.5% Victoria Plantation — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 7.5% / 2.4%
Blackrock — 15-19: 7.5% Victoria Plantation — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 6.9% / 4.7%
Blackrock — 20-24: 6.9% Victoria Plantation — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.0% / 11.2%
Blackrock — 25-34: 11.0% Victoria Plantation — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 11.3% / 8.9%
Blackrock — 35-44: 11.3% Victoria Plantation — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 11.3% / 16.0%
Blackrock — 45-54: 11.3% Victoria Plantation — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 12.2% / 17.8%
Blackrock — 55-64: 12.2% Victoria Plantation — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 12.2% / 14.8%
Blackrock — 65-74: 12.2% Victoria Plantation — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 7.8% / 1.8%
Blackrock — 75-84: 7.8% Victoria Plantation — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 2.8% / —
Blackrock — 85+: 2.8% Victoria Plantation — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blackrock 55.4% couple families
Blackrock — Couple Families: 55.4% Blackrock — Lone Person: 28.4% Blackrock — One Parent Families: 16.2% Blackrock — Group Household: 0.0%
Victoria Plantation 65.9% couple families
Victoria Plantation — Couple Families: 65.9% Victoria Plantation — Lone Person: 19.5% Victoria Plantation — One Parent Families: 7.3% Victoria Plantation — Group Household: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blackrock 11.9% renting
Blackrock — Owned Outright: 56.9% Blackrock — Mortgage: 31.2% Blackrock — Renting: 11.9%
Victoria Plantation 28.1% renting
Victoria Plantation — Owned Outright: 49.1% Victoria Plantation — Mortgage: 22.8% Victoria Plantation — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.8%
Blackrock — New Zealand: 1.3% Victoria Plantation — New Zealand: 1.8%
South Africa — / 2.4%
Blackrock — South Africa: not among its largest Victoria Plantation — South Africa: 2.4%
Italy 0.9% / —
Blackrock — Italy: 0.9% Victoria Plantation — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Certificate III & IV 25.1% / 14.2%
Blackrock — Certificate III & IV: 25.1% Victoria Plantation — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 9.5%
Blackrock — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Victoria Plantation — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 5.9%
Blackrock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Victoria Plantation — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Blackrock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Victoria Plantation — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Blackrock — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Victoria Plantation — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blackrock 100.0% houses
Blackrock — Houses: 100.0%
Victoria Plantation 100.0% houses
Victoria Plantation — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
New dwellings approved 23
across Hinchinbrook
same for both
Approvals change year on year -86%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Victoria Plantation is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Blackrock carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0).

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Bushfire Low
35/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
30/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Blackrock

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

Schools in Victoria Plantation

  • Victoria Plantation State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 1469.2 km 1468.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 999 min 1000 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 4850
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.

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Car (driver) 84.6% / 81.1%
Blackrock — Car (driver): 84.6% Victoria Plantation — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 6.8%
Blackrock — Worked from Home: 5.4% Victoria Plantation — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Walked Only 4.0% / 6.8%
Blackrock — Walked Only: 4.0% Victoria Plantation — Walked Only: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Blackrock — Car (passenger): 6.0% Victoria Plantation — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle — / 5.4%
Blackrock — Bicycle: not among its largest Victoria Plantation — Bicycle: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 8.9 km 11.0 km

NBN connectivity

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
127 premises
 0%
73 premises

Climate

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Annual rainfall 2,433 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Hinchinbrook
same for both

Federal electorate

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blackrock Victoria Plantation
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blackrock

Rural

Victoria Plantation

River Rural

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