Fishermans Pocket vs The Palms

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In The Palms, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, The Palms tends to suit families with children and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Fishermans Pocket is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 64%)
  • The Palms carries lower crime risk (19/100 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Fishermans Pocket has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • The Palms carries lower crime risk (19/100 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 7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fishermans Pocket and The Palms 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 The Palms
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 The Palms
Walkability 0 / 0
Fishermans Pocket — Walkability: 0/100 The Palms — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 81
Fishermans Pocket — Safety: 30/100 The Palms — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Fishermans Pocket — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Palms — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

The Palms has more residents (1,083 vs 60); The Palms rents higher ($300/wk vs $270/wk).

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
Population 60 1,083
+1705% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +114.3% +7.2%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $71,500/yr $71,708/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk $300/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
0-4 13.3% / 6.1%
Fishermans Pocket — 0-4: 13.3% The Palms — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 — / 12.6%
Fishermans Pocket — 5-14: not among its largest The Palms — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 6.7% / 5.2%
Fishermans Pocket — 15-19: 6.7% The Palms — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 8.3% / 3.1%
Fishermans Pocket — 20-24: 8.3% The Palms — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 5.0% / 11.1%
Fishermans Pocket — 25-34: 5.0% The Palms — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 15.0% / 11.1%
Fishermans Pocket — 35-44: 15.0% The Palms — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 21.7% / 12.7%
Fishermans Pocket — 45-54: 21.7% The Palms — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 23.3% / 18.6%
Fishermans Pocket — 55-64: 23.3% The Palms — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 15.0% / 13.2%
Fishermans Pocket — 65-74: 15.0% The Palms — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 11.7% / 5.6%
Fishermans Pocket — 75-84: 11.7% The Palms — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.5%
Fishermans Pocket — 85+: not among its largest The Palms — 85+: 1.5%

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 — Lone Person: 27.3% Fishermans Pocket — One Parent Families: 36.4% Fishermans Pocket — Group Household: 0.0%
The Palms 49.0% couple families
The Palms — Couple Families: 49.0% The Palms — Lone Person: 32.2% The Palms — One Parent Families: 14.9% The Palms — Group Household: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
The Palms 6.5% renting
The Palms — Owned Outright: 45.8% The Palms — Mortgage: 47.6% The Palms — Renting: 6.5%
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%
The Palms 98.5% houses
The Palms — Houses: 98.5% The Palms — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 22.2%
Fishermans Pocket — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% The Palms — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 8.0%
Fishermans Pocket — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% The Palms — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.0%
Fishermans Pocket — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% The Palms — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Fishermans Pocket — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest The Palms — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Fishermans Pocket — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest The Palms — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Property market

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
Median house price — $828,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $830,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 31 days
from 9 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 41% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 53% of QLD

Liveability

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

The Palms carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Fishermans Pocket carries more crime risk (70 vs 19).

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
19/100
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 The Palms
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 The Palms
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 177.7 km 176.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 130 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 The Palms
Car (driver) 75.0% / 81.4%
Fishermans Pocket — Car (driver): 75.0% The Palms — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 8.5%
Fishermans Pocket — Worked from Home: 25.0% The Palms — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Fishermans Pocket — Car (passenger): not among its largest The Palms — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Fishermans Pocket — Walked Only: not among its largest The Palms — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.5 km 49.0 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Fishermans Pocket The Palms
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 The Palms
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

The Palms

Acreage River

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