Fairy Bower vs Port Curtis

Port Curtis is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 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. In Port Curtis, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fairy Bower tends to suit couples and older residents, while Port Curtis suits people living alone and families with children.

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

Port Curtis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Fairy Bower

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Fairy Bower

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (436 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (632 km vs 636.3 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 15%)

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 2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fairy Bower 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.

Fairy Bower 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.

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Walkability 6 / 0
Fairy Bower — Walkability: 6/100 Port Curtis — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 13
Fairy Bower — Safety: 7/100 Port Curtis — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fairy Bower — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Curtis — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Curtis has more residents (309 vs 99); Fairy Bower skews older (58 vs 41).

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Population 99 309
+212% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +10.0%
Median age 58 41
Median household income $55,224/yr $60,112/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $250/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
0-4 6.1% / 4.5%
Fairy Bower — 0-4: 6.1% Port Curtis — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 4.0% / 15.2%
Fairy Bower — 5-14: 4.0% Port Curtis — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Fairy Bower — 15-19: not among its largest Port Curtis — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.1% / 6.1%
Fairy Bower — 20-24: 5.1% Port Curtis — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 3.0% / 9.1%
Fairy Bower — 25-34: 3.0% Port Curtis — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 6.1% / 12.6%
Fairy Bower — 35-44: 6.1% Port Curtis — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 16.2% / 12.9%
Fairy Bower — 45-54: 16.2% Port Curtis — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 9.1% / 17.5%
Fairy Bower — 55-64: 9.1% Port Curtis — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 23.2% / 9.4%
Fairy Bower — 65-74: 23.2% Port Curtis — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 8.1% / 5.2%
Fairy Bower — 75-84: 8.1% Port Curtis — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.0% / —
Fairy Bower — 85+: 3.0% Port Curtis — 85+: not among its largest

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

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%
Port Curtis 33.3% couple families
Port Curtis — Couple Families: 33.3% Port Curtis — Lone Person: 48.3% Port Curtis — Other Families: 0.0% Port Curtis — One Parent Families: 18.4%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families One Parent Families

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%
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.

Fairy Bower 95.2% houses
Fairy Bower — Houses: 95.2% Fairy Bower — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
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.

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 18.4%
Fairy Bower — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Port Curtis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 1.6%
Fairy Bower — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% Port Curtis — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 2.9%
Fairy Bower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Port Curtis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Fairy Bower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Curtis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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

Property market

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Median house price — $422,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% 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 55% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
93/100
 High
87/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Fairy Bower

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

Schools in Port Curtis

  • Port Curtis Road State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Port Curtis sits further from the CBD (636.3 km vs 632 km).

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 632 km 636.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 436 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.

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Car (driver) 74.3% / 78.2%
Fairy Bower — Car (driver): 74.3% Port Curtis — Car (driver): 78.2%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 13.6%
Fairy Bower — Worked from Home: 14.3% Port Curtis — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 11.4% / —
Fairy Bower — Walked Only: 11.4% Port Curtis — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 8.2%
Fairy Bower — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Curtis — Car (passenger): 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.0 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
Connectivity score 30/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 26%
150 premises

Climate

Fairy Bower 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)

Fairy Bower 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

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

Federal electorate

Fairy Bower 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

Fairy Bower Port Curtis
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

Port Curtis

River Rural

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