Moorina vs Rocksberg

Moorina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Rocksberg. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorina, most households are couple families. In Rocksberg, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Rocksberg 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

Moorina

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Moorina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Moorina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Moorina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (52.1 km vs 57.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 64 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Moorina carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 56/100)
  • Rocksberg has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Moorina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.4% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moorina Rocksberg
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.

Moorina Rocksberg
Walkability 0 / 0
Moorina — Walkability: 0/100 Rocksberg — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 44
Moorina — Safety: 59/100 Rocksberg — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moorina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rocksberg — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moorina has more residents (403 vs 277); Rocksberg rents higher ($500/wk vs $370/wk).

Moorina Rocksberg
Population 403
+31% vs other
 277
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.4% -7.7%
Median age 48 52
Median household income $125,632/yr
+25% vs other
 $93,860/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk $500/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moorina Rocksberg
0-4 3.0% / 3.2%
Moorina — 0-4: 3.0% Rocksberg — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 7.4% / 9.0%
Moorina — 5-14: 7.4% Rocksberg — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 10.4% / 3.2%
Moorina — 15-19: 10.4% Rocksberg — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 6.2% / 4.7%
Moorina — 20-24: 6.2% Rocksberg — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 7.2% / 4.0%
Moorina — 25-34: 7.2% Rocksberg — 25-34: 4.0%
35-44 11.9% / 11.2%
Moorina — 35-44: 11.9% Rocksberg — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 18.9% / 20.2%
Moorina — 45-54: 18.9% Rocksberg — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 18.1% / 15.5%
Moorina — 55-64: 18.1% Rocksberg — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 14.4% / 19.1%
Moorina — 65-74: 14.4% Rocksberg — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 3.7% / 9.4%
Moorina — 75-84: 3.7% Rocksberg — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / —
Moorina — 85+: not among its largest Rocksberg — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moorina 58.2% couple families
Moorina — Couple Families: 58.2% Moorina — Lone Person: 25.3% Moorina — One Parent Families: 10.1% Moorina — Group Household: 6.3%
Rocksberg 50.0% couple families
Rocksberg — Couple Families: 50.0% Rocksberg — Lone Person: 35.9% Rocksberg — One Parent Families: 9.4% Rocksberg — Group Household: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moorina 11.5% renting
Moorina — Owned Outright: 35.2% Moorina — Mortgage: 53.3% Moorina — Renting: 11.5%
Rocksberg 19.6% renting
Rocksberg — Owned Outright: 46.7% Rocksberg — Mortgage: 33.7% Rocksberg — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Moorina Rocksberg
England 8.4% / 3.6%
Moorina — England: 8.4% Rocksberg — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.5% / 1.4%
Moorina — New Zealand: 3.5% Rocksberg — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa 2.2% / 1.1%
Moorina — South Africa: 2.2% Rocksberg — South Africa: 1.1%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Moorina — Scotland: not among its largest Rocksberg — Scotland: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Moorina — Netherlands: not among its largest Rocksberg — Netherlands: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

Qualifications

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

Moorina Rocksberg
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 21.3%
Moorina — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Rocksberg — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 6.9%
Moorina — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Rocksberg — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 6.1%
Moorina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Rocksberg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.9%
Moorina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Rocksberg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Moorina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Rocksberg — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moorina 99.2% houses
Moorina — Houses: 99.2% Moorina — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Moorina — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rocksberg 92.9% houses
Rocksberg — Houses: 92.9% Rocksberg — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Rocksberg — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Moorina Rocksberg
Median house price — $1,700,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Moorina Rocksberg
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Moorina Rocksberg
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Moorina Rocksberg
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Rocksberg carries more crime risk (56 vs 41).

Moorina Rocksberg
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
56/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Moorina Rocksberg
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

Moorina Rocksberg
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 20

Mobility

Rocksberg sits further from the CBD (57.5 km vs 52.1 km).

Moorina Rocksberg
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 52.1 km 57.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4506
 0.5%
postcode 4510
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4506
 74
postcode 4510

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.

Moorina Rocksberg
Car (driver) 73.0% / 60.6%
Moorina — Car (driver): 73.0% Rocksberg — Car (driver): 60.6%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 30.3%
Moorina — Worked from Home: 17.3% Rocksberg — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.6%
Moorina — Car (passenger): 3.8% Rocksberg — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 2.2% / 4.6%
Moorina — Walked Only: 2.2% Rocksberg — Walked Only: 4.6%
Train 3.8% / —
Moorina — Train: 3.8% Rocksberg — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Moorina Rocksberg
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.9 km 19.6 km

NBN connectivity

Moorina Rocksberg
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 0%
107 premises

Climate

Moorina Rocksberg
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moorina Rocksberg
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Moorina Rocksberg
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Moorina Rocksberg
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moorina Rocksberg
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moorina

Acreage Outer

Rocksberg

Outer Retirees River

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