Bouldercombe vs Struck Oil
Bouldercombe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 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 Bouldercombe, about half of households are couple families. In Struck Oil, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bouldercombe 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
- Bouldercombe is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 43%)
- Struck Oil carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bouldercombe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bouldercombe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (435 min vs 448 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (633.7 km vs 648.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Struck Oil
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 60/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bouldercombe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (2.9% vs -15.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bouldercombe 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
Bouldercombe has more residents (1,117 vs 151); Bouldercombe has higher household incomes ($79,612 vs $67,756).
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,117 +86% vs other | 151 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | -15.6% |
| Median age | 46 | 51 |
| Median household income | $79,612/yr +15% vs other | $67,756/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $310/wk | $350/wk +13% 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.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $640,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $670,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 17 sales | — |
Development activity
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Rockhampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +133% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of QLD | Higher than 27% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
Liveability
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 36/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Bouldercombe carries more crime risk (60 vs 27).
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | 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
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bouldercombe
- Bouldercombe State School Government · Primary at 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
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 3 |
Mobility
Struck Oil sits further from the CBD (648.1 km vs 633.7 km).
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 633.7 km | 648.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 435 min | 448 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 | 0.2% postcode 4714 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 | 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
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 313 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.9 km | 21.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 459 premises | 0% 64 premises |
Climate
| Bouldercombe | 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
| Bouldercombe | Struck Oil | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,313/yr same for both | |
| Council | Rockhampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bouldercombe | 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
| Bouldercombe | 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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