Garnant vs South Yaamba
South Yaamba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 46 in Garnant. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Garnant, most households are people living alone. In South Yaamba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Garnant tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while South Yaamba suits 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
South Yaamba
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 75/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
South Yaamba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Garnant
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
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 4 things we measure here
- Garnant has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 4%)
- South Yaamba carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Garnant
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-9.1% vs -20.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Garnant and South Yaamba drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
South Yaamba has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $81,224); Garnant skews older (46 vs 35).
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 +12% vs other | 79 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.1% | -20.2% |
| Median age | 46 | 35 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $110,500/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $275/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Development activity
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Rockhampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +133% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 26% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 55% of QLD |
Liveability
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Garnant carries more crime risk (75 vs 14).
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 3 |
Mobility
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 669.7 km | 668.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 468 min | 470 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4702 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 4702 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).
Setting
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 49.1 km | 40.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Council rates
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,313/yr same for both | |
| Council | Rockhampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Garnant | South Yaamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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