Fishermans Pocket vs Glastonbury

Glastonbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Fishermans Pocket. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glastonbury, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Glastonbury tends to suit couples.

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

Glastonbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 70/100)

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

Fishermans Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Fishermans Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (177.7 km vs 184.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Glastonbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Fishermans Pocket

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (114.3% vs 4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
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.

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Walkability 0 / 0
Fishermans Pocket — Walkability: 0/100 Glastonbury — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 58
Fishermans Pocket — Safety: 30/100 Glastonbury — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 66
Fishermans Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glastonbury — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Glastonbury has more residents (365 vs 60); Fishermans Pocket skews older (48 vs 43).

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Population 60 365
+508% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +114.3% +4.0%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $71,500/yr $78,780/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $300/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
0-4 13.3% / 5.2%
Fishermans Pocket — 0-4: 13.3% Glastonbury — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 — / 11.5%
Fishermans Pocket — 5-14: not among its largest Glastonbury — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 6.7% / 5.2%
Fishermans Pocket — 15-19: 6.7% Glastonbury — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 8.3% / 3.3%
Fishermans Pocket — 20-24: 8.3% Glastonbury — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 5.0% / 13.2%
Fishermans Pocket — 25-34: 5.0% Glastonbury — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 15.0% / 11.5%
Fishermans Pocket — 35-44: 15.0% Glastonbury — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 21.7% / 12.6%
Fishermans Pocket — 45-54: 21.7% Glastonbury — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 23.3% / 14.2%
Fishermans Pocket — 55-64: 23.3% Glastonbury — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 15.0% / 11.2%
Fishermans Pocket — 65-74: 15.0% Glastonbury — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 11.7% / 9.3%
Fishermans Pocket — 75-84: 11.7% Glastonbury — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 2.7%
Fishermans Pocket — 85+: not among its largest Glastonbury — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fishermans Pocket 36.4% couple families
Fishermans Pocket — Couple Families: 36.4% Fishermans Pocket — One Parent Families: 36.4% Fishermans Pocket — Lone Person: 27.3%
Glastonbury 54.3% couple families
Glastonbury — Couple Families: 54.3% Glastonbury — One Parent Families: 21.0% Glastonbury — Lone Person: 24.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fishermans Pocket 0.0% renting
Fishermans Pocket — Owned Outright: 75.0% Fishermans Pocket — Mortgage: 25.0% Fishermans Pocket — Renting: 0.0%
Glastonbury 9.1% renting
Glastonbury — Owned Outright: 50.9% Glastonbury — Mortgage: 40.0% Glastonbury — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fishermans Pocket 94.7% houses
Fishermans Pocket — Houses: 94.7% Fishermans Pocket — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Glastonbury 95.0% houses
Glastonbury — Houses: 95.0% Glastonbury — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 16.7%
Fishermans Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Glastonbury — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 8.2%
Fishermans Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Glastonbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 4.1%
Fishermans Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Glastonbury — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Fishermans Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Glastonbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Property market

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Median house price — $1,125,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Glastonbury carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0); Fishermans Pocket carries more crime risk (70 vs 42).

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
42/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
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

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Glastonbury sits further from the CBD (184.6 km vs 177.7 km).

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 177.7 km 184.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 137 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Car (driver) 75.0% / 76.3%
Fishermans Pocket — Car (driver): 75.0% Glastonbury — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 21.4%
Fishermans Pocket — Worked from Home: 25.0% Glastonbury — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.3%
Fishermans Pocket — Car (passenger): not among its largest Glastonbury — Car (passenger): 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
155 premises

Climate

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fishermans Pocket Glastonbury
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fishermans Pocket

Retirees Rural Young Families

Glastonbury

Rural

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