Fairy Bower vs Pink Lily

Pink Lily is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 58 in Fairy Bower. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fairy Bower, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Fairy Bower tends to suit older residents, while Pink Lily 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

Pink Lily

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Pink Lily

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Fairy Bower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Fairy Bower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (632 km vs 636.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fairy Bower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Fairy Bower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.1% vs -16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fairy Bower and Pink Lily drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
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.

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Walkability 6 / 6
Fairy Bower — Walkability: 6/100 Pink Lily — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 7 / 11
Fairy Bower — Safety: 7/100 Pink Lily — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fairy Bower — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pink Lily — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pink Lily has more residents (193 vs 99); Pink Lily has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $55,224).

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Population 99 193
+95% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -16.5%
Median age 58 49
Median household income $55,224/yr $94,224/yr
+71% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $350/wk
+56% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
0-4 6.1% / 2.6%
Fairy Bower — 0-4: 6.1% Pink Lily — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 4.0% / 10.9%
Fairy Bower — 5-14: 4.0% Pink Lily — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 — / 9.8%
Fairy Bower — 15-19: not among its largest Pink Lily — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 5.1% / 3.6%
Fairy Bower — 20-24: 5.1% Pink Lily — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 3.0% / 9.8%
Fairy Bower — 25-34: 3.0% Pink Lily — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 6.1% / 6.7%
Fairy Bower — 35-44: 6.1% Pink Lily — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 16.2% / 10.4%
Fairy Bower — 45-54: 16.2% Pink Lily — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 9.1% / 17.6%
Fairy Bower — 55-64: 9.1% Pink Lily — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 23.2% / 19.2%
Fairy Bower — 65-74: 23.2% Pink Lily — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 8.1% / 3.1%
Fairy Bower — 75-84: 8.1% Pink Lily — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 3.0% / 2.6%
Fairy Bower — 85+: 3.0% Pink Lily — 85+: 2.6%

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

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.

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.6%
Fairy Bower — New Zealand: 3.0% Pink Lily — New Zealand: 3.6%
England — / 2.1%
Fairy Bower — England: not among its largest Pink Lily — England: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fairy Bower 47.4% couple families
Fairy Bower — Couple Families: 47.4% Fairy Bower — Lone Person: 31.6% Fairy Bower — Other Families: 21.1% Fairy Bower — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Pink Lily 44.0% couple families
Pink Lily — Couple Families: 44.0% Pink Lily — Lone Person: 42.0% Pink Lily — Other Families: 0.0% Pink Lily — One Parent Families: 14.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fairy Bower 95.2% houses
Fairy Bower — Houses: 95.2% Fairy Bower — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Pink Lily 100.0% houses
Pink Lily — Houses: 100.0% Pink Lily — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 19.7%
Fairy Bower — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Pink Lily — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 2.6%
Fairy Bower — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Pink Lily — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 3.6%
Fairy Bower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Pink Lily — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Fairy Bower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pink Lily — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fairy Bower 0.0% renting
Fairy Bower — Owned Outright: 57.5% Fairy Bower — Mortgage: 42.5% Fairy Bower — Renting: 0.0%
Pink Lily 25.0% renting
Pink Lily — Owned Outright: 38.9% Pink Lily — Mortgage: 36.1% Pink Lily — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD

Liveability

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
93/100
 High
89/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
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
Universities within 10 km None 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.1 km

Amenities in the suburb

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Pink Lily sits further from the CBD (636.2 km vs 632 km).

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Walkability score 6/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 632 km 636.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 436 min 440 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
 58
postcode 4702

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.

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Car (driver) 74.3% / 76.7%
Fairy Bower — Car (driver): 74.3% Pink Lily — Car (driver): 76.7%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 7.8%
Fairy Bower — Worked from Home: 14.3% Pink Lily — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Walked Only 11.4% / 4.4%
Fairy Bower — Walked Only: 11.4% Pink Lily — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Fairy Bower — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pink Lily — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus — / 4.4%
Fairy Bower — Bus: not among its largest Pink Lily — Bus: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.0 km 20.1 km

NBN connectivity

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
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)

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Division Capricornia Flynn
Member Michelle Landry Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fairy Bower Pink Lily
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fairy Bower

Retirees River Rural

Pink Lily

Rural

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