Deepwater vs Rules Beach

Deepwater is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 60 in Rules Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Rules Beach tends to suit 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

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

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

Deepwater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $225/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Rules Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (328 min vs 334 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (458.2 km vs 461.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rules Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Deepwater

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.3% vs -34.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Deepwater Rules Beach
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.

Deepwater Rules Beach
Walkability 0 / 0
Deepwater — Walkability: 0/100 Rules Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 37 / 42
Deepwater — Safety: 37/100 Rules Beach — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 31 / 18
Deepwater — Low fire risk: 31/100 Rules Beach — Low fire risk: 18/100

Demographics

Deepwater has more residents (287 vs 56); Rules Beach has higher household incomes ($44,148 vs $34,632).

Deepwater Rules Beach
Population 287
+80% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +39.3% -34.9%
Median age 57 60
Median household income $34,632/yr $44,148/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $190/wk $225/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Deepwater Rules Beach
0-4 1.0% / —
Deepwater — 0-4: 1.0% Rules Beach — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.7% / 8.9%
Deepwater — 5-14: 8.7% Rules Beach — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 4.5% / 5.4%
Deepwater — 15-19: 4.5% Rules Beach — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 1.4% / 7.1%
Deepwater — 20-24: 1.4% Rules Beach — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 2.8% / —
Deepwater — 25-34: 2.8% Rules Beach — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 8.0% / 12.5%
Deepwater — 35-44: 8.0% Rules Beach — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 19.2% / 12.5%
Deepwater — 45-54: 19.2% Rules Beach — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 28.2% / 28.6%
Deepwater — 55-64: 28.2% Rules Beach — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 21.3% / 21.4%
Deepwater — 65-74: 21.3% Rules Beach — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 5.6% / 14.3%
Deepwater — 75-84: 5.6% Rules Beach — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / —
Deepwater — 85+: not among its largest Rules Beach — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Deepwater 59.0% lone person
Deepwater — Lone Person: 59.0% Deepwater — Couple Families: 20.5% Deepwater — Group Household: 10.8% Deepwater — One Parent Families: 9.6%
Rules Beach 64.3% lone person
Rules Beach — Lone Person: 64.3% Rules Beach — Couple Families: 35.7% Rules Beach — Group Household: 0.0% Rules Beach — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Deepwater 11.8% renting
Deepwater — Owned Outright: 66.4% Deepwater — Mortgage: 21.8% Deepwater — Renting: 11.8%
Rules Beach 11.1% renting
Rules Beach — Owned Outright: 59.3% Rules Beach — Mortgage: 29.6% Rules Beach — Renting: 11.1%
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.

Deepwater Rules Beach
England 1.7% / 7.1%
Deepwater — England: 1.7% Rules Beach — England: 7.1%
Germany — / 5.4%
Deepwater — Germany: not among its largest Rules Beach — Germany: 5.4%
New Zealand 3.5% / —
Deepwater — New Zealand: 3.5% Rules Beach — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Deepwater Rules Beach
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 23.2%
Deepwater — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Rules Beach — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / —
Deepwater — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Rules Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / —
Deepwater — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Rules Beach — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Deepwater — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Rules Beach — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Deepwater 100.0% houses
Deepwater — Houses: 100.0%
Rules Beach 100.0% houses
Rules Beach — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Deepwater Rules Beach
Median house price $450,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $292,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 55 days
from 3 sales
 —

Development activity

Deepwater Rules Beach
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Deepwater Rules Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD

Liveability

Deepwater Rules Beach
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rules Beach carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 69).

Deepwater Rules Beach
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 High
82/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
95/100
 High
99/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Deepwater Rules Beach
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Deepwater Rules Beach
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 12 2

Mobility

Deepwater sits further from the CBD (461.5 km vs 458.2 km).

Deepwater Rules Beach
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 461.5 km 458.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 334 min 328 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4674
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4674
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.

Deepwater Rules Beach
Car (driver) 52.9% / 55.6%
Deepwater — Car (driver): 52.9% Rules Beach — Car (driver): 55.6%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 44.4%
Deepwater — Worked from Home: 25.5% Rules Beach — Worked from Home: 44.4%
Bus 7.8% / —
Deepwater — Bus: 7.8% Rules Beach — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 7.8% / —
Deepwater — Walked Only: 7.8% Rules Beach — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.9% / —
Deepwater — Car (passenger): 5.9% Rules Beach — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Deepwater Rules Beach
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 3.7 km 519 m

NBN connectivity

Deepwater Rules Beach
Connectivity score 16/100 24/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
80 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Deepwater Rules Beach
Annual rainfall 1,127 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Deepwater Rules Beach
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Deepwater Rules Beach
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Deepwater Rules Beach
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Deepwater

Retirees Rural

Rules Beach

Coastal Retirees Rural

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