Foreshores vs Rodds Bay

Foreshores is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 60 in Rodds Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Rodds Bay, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Rodds Bay tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Foreshores is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 31%)
  • Rodds Bay carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 31/100)

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

First-home buyers

Foreshores

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rodds Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Foreshores

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (344 min vs 355 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (495.8 km vs 508.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rodds Bay

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Foreshores

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Foreshores Rodds Bay
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.

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Walkability 0 / 0
Foreshores — Walkability: 0/100 Rodds Bay — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 85
Foreshores — Safety: 69/100 Rodds Bay — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 55 / 26
Foreshores — Low fire risk: 55/100 Rodds Bay — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Foreshores rents higher ($290/wk vs $185/wk); Foreshores has higher household incomes ($88,816 vs $58,500).

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Population 142
+6% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% -0.7%
Median age 52 60
Median household income $88,816/yr
+34% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+36% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Foreshores Rodds Bay
0-4 2.1% / —
Foreshores — 0-4: 2.1% Rodds Bay — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.6% / —
Foreshores — 5-14: 10.6% Rodds Bay — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 5.6% / 4.5%
Foreshores — 15-19: 5.6% Rodds Bay — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 2.1% / —
Foreshores — 20-24: 2.1% Rodds Bay — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.5% / 2.3%
Foreshores — 25-34: 8.5% Rodds Bay — 25-34: 2.3%
35-44 6.3% / 5.3%
Foreshores — 35-44: 6.3% Rodds Bay — 35-44: 5.3%
45-54 20.4% / 18.8%
Foreshores — 45-54: 20.4% Rodds Bay — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 24.6% / 23.3%
Foreshores — 55-64: 24.6% Rodds Bay — 55-64: 23.3%
65-74 12.7% / 25.6%
Foreshores — 65-74: 12.7% Rodds Bay — 65-74: 25.6%
75-84 4.2% / 14.3%
Foreshores — 75-84: 4.2% Rodds Bay — 75-84: 14.3%
85+ — / 2.3%
Foreshores — 85+: not among its largest Rodds Bay — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

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.

Foreshores Rodds Bay
England 2.1% / 3.8%
Foreshores — England: 2.1% Rodds Bay — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.3%
Foreshores — New Zealand: 2.1% Rodds Bay — New Zealand: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 44.1% lone person
Foreshores — Lone Person: 44.1% Foreshores — Couple Families: 44.1% Foreshores — One Parent Families: 11.8% Foreshores — Other Families: 0.0%
Rodds Bay 53.1% lone person
Rodds Bay — Lone Person: 53.1% Rodds Bay — Couple Families: 21.9% Rodds Bay — One Parent Families: 9.4% Rodds Bay — Other Families: 15.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 70.9% houses
Foreshores — Houses: 70.9% Foreshores — Townhouses: 25.5% Foreshores — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Rodds Bay 65.6% houses
Rodds Bay — Houses: 65.6% Rodds Bay — Townhouses: 19.7% Rodds Bay — Flats / Apartments: 14.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 24.1%
Foreshores — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Rodds Bay — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 2.3%
Foreshores — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Rodds Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / —
Foreshores — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Rodds Bay — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Foreshores 11.8% renting
Foreshores — Owned Outright: 54.9% Foreshores — Mortgage: 33.3% Foreshores — Renting: 11.8%
Rodds Bay 8.3% renting
Rodds Bay — Owned Outright: 68.3% Rodds Bay — Mortgage: 23.3% Rodds Bay — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Median house price — $430,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Foreshores Rodds Bay
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +132%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Foreshores Rodds Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Foreshores carries more crime risk (31 vs 15); Rodds Bay carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 45).

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
88/100
 High
87/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Foreshores Rodds Bay
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

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Parks & reserves 1 0
Beaches 1
same for both
Waterways 7 10

Mobility

Rodds Bay sits further from the CBD (508.3 km vs 495.8 km).

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 495.8 km 508.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 355 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4678
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.

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Car (driver) 75.0% / 82.9%
Foreshores — Car (driver): 75.0% Rodds Bay — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 17.1%
Foreshores — Worked from Home: 16.1% Rodds Bay — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / —
Foreshores — Car (passenger): 8.9% Rodds Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km 3.8 km

NBN connectivity

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Connectivity score 18/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
110 premises

Climate

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Annual rainfall 952 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Average residential rate $2,358/yr
same for both
Council Gladstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Foreshores Rodds Bay
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Foreshores

Coastal Rural Townhouses

Rodds Bay

Retirees Rural

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