Fairy Bower vs The Range

The Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 58 in Fairy Bower. In both, most 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 The Range suits 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

The Range

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

The Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Fairy Bower has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $320/wk)
  • The Range leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

The Range

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (431 min vs 436 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (629.1 km vs 632 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Range

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 6/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 93/100)
  • But Fairy Bower has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fairy Bower and The Range 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 The Range
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 The Range
Walkability 6 / 78
Fairy Bower — Walkability: 6/100 The Range — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 7 / 27
Fairy Bower — Safety: 7/100 The Range — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fairy Bower — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Range — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

The Range has more residents (5,231 vs 99); The Range has higher household incomes ($105,768 vs $55,224).

Fairy Bower The Range
Population 99 5,231
+5184% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% -3.1%
Median age 58 38
Median household income $55,224/yr $105,768/yr
+92% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $320/wk
+42% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fairy Bower The Range
0-4 6.1% / 4.5%
Fairy Bower — 0-4: 6.1% The Range — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 4.0% / 14.7%
Fairy Bower — 5-14: 4.0% The Range — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 — / 10.7%
Fairy Bower — 15-19: not among its largest The Range — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 5.1% / 6.1%
Fairy Bower — 20-24: 5.1% The Range — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 3.0% / 10.6%
Fairy Bower — 25-34: 3.0% The Range — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 6.1% / 10.0%
Fairy Bower — 35-44: 6.1% The Range — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 16.2% / 12.7%
Fairy Bower — 45-54: 16.2% The Range — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 9.1% / 11.2%
Fairy Bower — 55-64: 9.1% The Range — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 23.2% / 7.7%
Fairy Bower — 65-74: 23.2% The Range — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 8.1% / 7.1%
Fairy Bower — 75-84: 8.1% The Range — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 3.0% / 4.8%
Fairy Bower — 85+: 3.0% The Range — 85+: 4.8%

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% Fairy Bower — Group Household: 0.0%
The Range 41.8% couple families
The Range — Couple Families: 41.8% The Range — Lone Person: 36.0% The Range — Other Families: 1.0% The Range — One Parent Families: 15.7% The Range — Group Household: 5.4%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
The Range 27.7% renting
The Range — Owned Outright: 33.6% The Range — Mortgage: 38.8% The Range — Renting: 27.7%
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.

Fairy Bower The Range
New Zealand 3.0% / 1.5%
Fairy Bower — New Zealand: 3.0% The Range — New Zealand: 1.5%
England — / 2.2%
Fairy Bower — England: not among its largest The Range — England: 2.2%
India — / 1.7%
Fairy Bower — India: not among its largest The Range — India: 1.7%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Fairy Bower — South Africa: not among its largest The Range — South Africa: 0.9%
Sri Lanka — / 0.7%
Fairy Bower — Sri Lanka: not among its largest The Range — Sri Lanka: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

Qualifications

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

Fairy Bower The Range
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 11.9%
Fairy Bower — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% The Range — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.1% / 15.3%
Fairy Bower — Bachelor Degree: 14.1% The Range — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 6.1%
Fairy Bower — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% The Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.9%
Fairy Bower — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest The Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Fairy Bower — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest The Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

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

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% Fairy Bower — Townhouses: 0.0%
The Range 87.6% houses
The Range — Houses: 87.6% The Range — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% The Range — Townhouses: 6.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Fairy Bower The Range
Median house price — $679,500
Median unit price — $530,000
Median land price — $345,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 80 sales

Development activity

Fairy Bower The Range
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.

Fairy Bower The Range
Houses — 4.4%
$590/wk on $700K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Fairy Bower The Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 52% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 95% 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 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

The Range is more walkable (78 vs 6).

Fairy Bower The Range
Grade — B
Score — 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Fairy Bower carries more crime risk (93 vs 73).

Fairy Bower The Range
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
93/100
 High
73/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Fairy Bower The Range
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.5 km

Schools in Fairy Bower

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

Schools in The Range

  • The Rockhampton Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Rockhampton Girls Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • The Rockhampton Grammar School - Quarry Street Campus Independent · Secondary
  • Rockhampton Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Fairy Bower The Range
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 6
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Fairy Bower sits further from the CBD (632 km vs 629.1 km).

Fairy Bower The Range
Walkability score 6/100 78/100
Distance to Brisbane 632 km 629.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 436 min 431 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 The Range
Car (driver) 74.3% / 77.5%
Fairy Bower — Car (driver): 74.3% The Range — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 7.8%
Fairy Bower — Worked from Home: 14.3% The Range — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Walked Only 11.4% / 5.8%
Fairy Bower — Walked Only: 11.4% The Range — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Fairy Bower — Car (passenger): not among its largest The Range — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus — / 0.9%
Fairy Bower — Bus: not among its largest The Range — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Fairy Bower The Range
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.0 km 14.8 km

NBN connectivity

Fairy Bower The Range
Connectivity score 30/100 64/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 34%
2,343 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Fairy Bower The Range
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 The Range
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

The Range

Large Blocks Parks Professionals

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