Grosmont vs Roche Creek

Roche Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 53 in Grosmont. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grosmont, about half of households are people living alone. In Roche Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Grosmont tends to suit couples, while Roche Creek suits people living alone.

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

Grosmont

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 33%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)

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

Renters

Grosmont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $160/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Roche Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 316 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (425 km vs 439.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Grosmont Roche Creek
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.

Grosmont Roche Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Grosmont — Walkability: 0/100 Roche Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 64
Grosmont — Safety: 55/100 Roche Creek — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 38
Grosmont — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roche Creek — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Grosmont has more residents (135 vs 53); Grosmont skews older (53 vs 32).

Grosmont Roche Creek
Population 135
+61% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% -3.6%
Median age 53 32
Median household income $102,856/yr
+21% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $115/wk $160/wk
+39% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grosmont Roche Creek
0-4 9.6% / 7.5%
Grosmont — 0-4: 9.6% Roche Creek — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 4.4% / 5.7%
Grosmont — 5-14: 4.4% Roche Creek — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 — / 9.4%
Grosmont — 15-19: not among its largest Roche Creek — 15-19: 9.4%
20-24 2.2% / 7.5%
Grosmont — 20-24: 2.2% Roche Creek — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 13.3% / 13.2%
Grosmont — 25-34: 13.3% Roche Creek — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 10.4% / 5.7%
Grosmont — 35-44: 10.4% Roche Creek — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 10.4% / —
Grosmont — 45-54: 10.4% Roche Creek — 45-54: not among its largest
55-64 20.7% / 13.2%
Grosmont — 55-64: 20.7% Roche Creek — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 23.0% / 7.5%
Grosmont — 65-74: 23.0% Roche Creek — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 5.2% / 18.9%
Grosmont — 75-84: 5.2% Roche Creek — 75-84: 18.9%
85+ 2.2% / —
Grosmont — 85+: 2.2% Roche Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grosmont 54.2% lone person
Grosmont — Lone Person: 54.2% Grosmont — Couple Families: 45.8%
Roche Creek 66.7% lone person
Roche Creek — Lone Person: 66.7% Roche Creek — Couple Families: 33.3%
Lone Person Couple Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grosmont 23.8% renting
Grosmont — Owned Outright: 66.7% Grosmont — Mortgage: 9.5% Grosmont — Renting: 23.8%
Roche Creek 0.0% renting
Roche Creek — Owned Outright: 72.7% Roche Creek — Mortgage: 27.3% Roche Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grosmont 100.0% houses
Grosmont — Houses: 100.0% Grosmont — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Roche Creek 89.5% houses
Roche Creek — Houses: 89.5% Roche Creek — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Grosmont Roche Creek
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 18.9%
Grosmont — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Roche Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 9.4%
Grosmont — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Roche Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 7.5%
Grosmont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Roche Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 7.5%
Grosmont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Roche Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Grosmont — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Roche Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Development activity

Grosmont Roche Creek
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Grosmont Roche Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Grosmont Roche Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Roche Creek carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 0).

Grosmont Roche Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
36/100
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

Grosmont Roche Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Grosmont

  • Grosmont State School Government · Primary

Schools in Roche Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Grosmont Roche Creek
Waterways 33 6

Mobility

Grosmont sits further from the CBD (439.3 km vs 425 km).

Grosmont Roche Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 439.3 km
+3% vs other
 425 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 316 min 304 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4419
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4419
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.

Grosmont Roche Creek
Worked from Home 50.6% / 46.7%
Grosmont — Worked from Home: 50.6% Roche Creek — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Car (driver) 37.7% / 40.0%
Grosmont — Car (driver): 37.7% Roche Creek — Car (driver): 40.0%
Walked Only 11.7% / 13.3%
Grosmont — Walked Only: 11.7% Roche Creek — Walked Only: 13.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.6%).

Setting

Grosmont Roche Creek
Elevation 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 293 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grosmont Roche Creek
Connectivity score 26/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
62 premises
 0%
13 premises

Council rates

Grosmont Roche Creek
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Grosmont Roche Creek
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grosmont Roche Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grosmont

Retirees Rural Young Families

Roche Creek

Retirees Rural

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