Depot Hill vs Port Curtis

Depot Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Port Curtis. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Curtis, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Port Curtis: a median of $422,000, against $360,000 in Depot Hill.

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

Depot Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Depot Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($360,000 vs $422,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Depot Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Depot Hill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (434 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (631.4 km vs 636.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Depot Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Port Curtis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Depot Hill Port Curtis
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.

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Walkability 46 / 0
Depot Hill — Walkability: 46/100 Port Curtis — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 13
Depot Hill — Safety: 9/100 Port Curtis — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Depot Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Curtis — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Depot Hill has more residents (995 vs 309); Port Curtis has higher household incomes ($60,112 vs $49,660).

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Population 995
+69% vs other
 309
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% +10.0%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $49,660/yr $60,112/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Depot Hill Port Curtis
0-4 6.5% / 4.5%
Depot Hill — 0-4: 6.5% Port Curtis — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 15.2% / 15.2%
Depot Hill — 5-14: 15.2% Port Curtis — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 5.9% / 5.2%
Depot Hill — 15-19: 5.9% Port Curtis — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.3% / 6.1%
Depot Hill — 20-24: 6.3% Port Curtis — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.8% / 9.1%
Depot Hill — 25-34: 13.8% Port Curtis — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 9.6% / 12.6%
Depot Hill — 35-44: 9.6% Port Curtis — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.9% / 12.9%
Depot Hill — 45-54: 11.9% Port Curtis — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 14.8% / 17.5%
Depot Hill — 55-64: 14.8% Port Curtis — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 8.7% / 9.4%
Depot Hill — 65-74: 8.7% Port Curtis — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 5.5% / 5.2%
Depot Hill — 75-84: 5.5% Port Curtis — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.7% / —
Depot Hill — 85+: 1.7% Port Curtis — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Depot Hill 43.0% lone person
Depot Hill — Lone Person: 43.0% Depot Hill — Couple Families: 17.8% Depot Hill — One Parent Families: 30.6% Depot Hill — Other Families: 4.8% Depot Hill — Group Household: 3.8%
Port Curtis 48.3% lone person
Port Curtis — Lone Person: 48.3% Port Curtis — Couple Families: 33.3% Port Curtis — One Parent Families: 18.4% Port Curtis — Other Families: 0.0% Port Curtis — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Depot Hill 35.2% renting
Depot Hill — Owned Outright: 35.2% Depot Hill — Mortgage: 29.5% Depot Hill — Renting: 35.2%
Port Curtis 12.5% renting
Port Curtis — Owned Outright: 35.6% Port Curtis — Mortgage: 51.9% Port Curtis — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Depot Hill 97.9% houses
Depot Hill — Houses: 97.9% Depot Hill — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Port Curtis 93.5% houses
Port Curtis — Houses: 93.5% Port Curtis — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 18.4%
Depot Hill — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Port Curtis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 2.9%
Depot Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Port Curtis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.9% / 1.6%
Depot Hill — Bachelor Degree: 2.9% Port Curtis — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 2.3%
Depot Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Port Curtis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Depot Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Port Curtis — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Property market

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Median house price $360,000 $422,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 10 sales
 —

Development activity

Depot Hill Port Curtis
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Houses 5.7%
$440/wk on $399K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Depot Hill Port Curtis
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of QLD —

Liveability

Depot Hill is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Grade D —
Score 23/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 High
87/100
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 9
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 7.8 km
 None

Schools in Depot Hill

  • Depot Hill State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Port Curtis

  • Port Curtis Road State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Parks & reserves 4 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Port Curtis sits further from the CBD (636.3 km vs 631.4 km).

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Walkability score 46/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 631.4 km 636.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 434 min 457 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
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.

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Car (driver) 82.7% / 78.2%
Depot Hill — Car (driver): 82.7% Port Curtis — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 3.9% / 13.6%
Depot Hill — Worked from Home: 3.9% Port Curtis — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 8.1% / 8.2%
Depot Hill — Car (passenger): 8.1% Port Curtis — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Walked Only 2.8% / —
Depot Hill — Walked Only: 2.8% Port Curtis — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.4% / —
Depot Hill — Bus: 1.4% Port Curtis — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.7%).

Setting

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Connectivity score 74/100 53/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
529 premises
 26%
150 premises

Climate

Depot Hill Port Curtis
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Depot Hill Port Curtis
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Depot Hill Port Curtis
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Depot Hill

Acreage Affordable Parks

Port Curtis

River Rural

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