Moorooka vs Rocklea

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Moorooka, most households own their home. In Rocklea, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Moorooka: a median of $1.34 million, against $795,000 in Rocklea, and rent is higher there too. Moorooka is closer to the city centre: 8.9 km, against 14.2 km. On these figures, Rocklea tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Moorooka

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (19 vs 9)
  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 39%)
  • But Rocklea has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Rocklea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($795,000 vs $1,345,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Moorooka

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 23/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8.9 km vs 14.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (15 min vs 22 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Moorooka

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 23/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (40% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 96/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Moorooka Rocklea
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.

Moorooka Rocklea
Walkability 76 / 23
Moorooka — Walkability: 76/100 Rocklea — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 21 / 4
Moorooka — Safety: 21/100 Rocklea — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moorooka — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rocklea — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Moorooka has more residents (10,783 vs 1,672); Moorooka has higher household incomes ($96,928 vs $77,636).

Moorooka Rocklea
Population 10,783
+84% vs other
 1,672
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +4.8%
Median age 36 34
Median household income $96,928/yr
+20% vs other
 $77,636/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+7% vs other
 $335/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moorooka Rocklea
0-4 5.9% / 5.7%
Moorooka — 0-4: 5.9% Rocklea — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.4% / 10.0%
Moorooka — 5-14: 11.4% Rocklea — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 4.4% / 3.8%
Moorooka — 15-19: 4.4% Rocklea — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.6% / 9.9%
Moorooka — 20-24: 7.6% Rocklea — 20-24: 9.9%
25-34 18.6% / 21.6%
Moorooka — 25-34: 18.6% Rocklea — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 16.2% / 17.0%
Moorooka — 35-44: 16.2% Rocklea — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 13.9% / 10.4%
Moorooka — 45-54: 13.9% Rocklea — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 10.2% / 8.9%
Moorooka — 55-64: 10.2% Rocklea — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 6.6% / 6.3%
Moorooka — 65-74: 6.6% Rocklea — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 3.5% / 3.0%
Moorooka — 75-84: 3.5% Rocklea — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.6% / 4.1%
Moorooka — 85+: 1.6% Rocklea — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moorooka 39.9% lone person
Moorooka — Lone Person: 39.9% Moorooka — Couple Families: 34.9% Moorooka — One Parent Families: 12.3% Moorooka — Group Household: 10.1% Moorooka — Other Families: 2.8%
Rocklea 47.4% lone person
Rocklea — Lone Person: 47.4% Rocklea — Couple Families: 26.0% Rocklea — One Parent Families: 12.6% Rocklea — Group Household: 11.1% Rocklea — Other Families: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moorooka 41.6% renting
Moorooka — Owned Outright: 22.5% Moorooka — Mortgage: 35.9% Moorooka — Renting: 41.6%
Rocklea 48.7% renting
Rocklea — Owned Outright: 18.5% Rocklea — Mortgage: 32.7% Rocklea — Renting: 48.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Moorooka Rocklea
Bachelor Degree 21.3% / 15.6%
Moorooka — Bachelor Degree: 21.3% Rocklea — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 13.5%
Moorooka — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Rocklea — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.6%
Moorooka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Rocklea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 5.3%
Moorooka — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Rocklea — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 2.5%
Moorooka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Rocklea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Moorooka Rocklea
New Zealand 2.9% / 3.5%
Moorooka — New Zealand: 2.9% Rocklea — New Zealand: 3.5%
England 2.9% / 2.4%
Moorooka — England: 2.9% Rocklea — England: 2.4%
India 1.8% / 2.2%
Moorooka — India: 1.8% Rocklea — India: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.1% / 2.9%
Moorooka — Vietnam: 1.1% Rocklea — Vietnam: 2.9%
China 0.6% / 2.6%
Moorooka — China: 0.6% Rocklea — China: 2.6%
Philippines 0.9% / 2.0%
Moorooka — Philippines: 0.9% Rocklea — Philippines: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moorooka 60.5% houses
Moorooka — Houses: 60.5% Moorooka — Flats / Apartments: 24.0% Moorooka — Townhouses: 15.5%
Rocklea 86.2% houses
Rocklea — Houses: 86.2% Rocklea — Flats / Apartments: 9.5% Rocklea — Townhouses: 4.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Moorooka Rocklea
Median house price $1,345,000 $795,000
Median unit price $691,500 —
Median land price $785,000 $830,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 145 sales
 41 days
from 21 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Moorooka Rocklea
2 bed $1.04M / $775K
Moorooka — 2 bed: $1.04M (26 sales) Rocklea — 2 bed: $775K (6 sales)

26 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.31M / $825K
Moorooka — 3 bed: $1.31M (130 sales) Rocklea — 3 bed: $825K (19 sales)

130 vs 19 sales

4 bed $1.49M / $795K
Moorooka — 4 bed: $1.49M (48 sales) Rocklea — 4 bed: $795K (7 sales)

48 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Moorooka Rocklea
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Moorooka Rocklea
Houses 2.7%
$750/wk on $1.43M
 —
Units 3.6%
$480/wk on $700K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Moorooka Rocklea
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 48% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 14% of QLD —

Liveability

Moorooka is more walkable (76 vs 23); Moorooka scores higher overall (69 vs 42).

Moorooka Rocklea
Grade A C
Score 69/100 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Rocklea carries more crime risk (96 vs 79).

Moorooka Rocklea
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 High
96/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 21
within 5 km

Schools

Moorooka Rocklea
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane South (Nathan), 3.2 km
 3
Brisbane South (Nathan), 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.3%

Schools in Moorooka

  • St Brendan's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Moorooka State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Rocklea

  • Rocklea State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moorooka Rocklea
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 15 2
Parks & reserves 19 9
Childcare 10 1
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 3 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 7 14

Mobility

Rocklea sits further from the CBD (14.2 km vs 8.9 km).

Moorooka Rocklea
Walkability score 76/100 23/100
Distance to Brisbane 8.9 km 14.2 km
+60% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 22 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 237.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 39.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4105
 1.1%
postcode 4106
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 4105
 78
postcode 4106

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.

Moorooka Rocklea
Car (driver) 58.4% / 67.7%
Moorooka — Car (driver): 58.4% Rocklea — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 23.7% / 17.6%
Moorooka — Worked from Home: 23.7% Rocklea — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Train 4.1% / 6.3%
Moorooka — Train: 4.1% Rocklea — Train: 6.3%
Bus 5.8% / 2.3%
Moorooka — Bus: 5.8% Rocklea — Bus: 2.3%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 2.8%
Moorooka — Car (passenger): 4.4% Rocklea — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.8%
Moorooka — Walked Only: 1.6% Rocklea — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Moorooka Rocklea
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.9 km 17.8 km

NBN connectivity

Moorooka Rocklea
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
5,472 premises
 9%
1,819 premises

Climate

Moorooka Rocklea
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moorooka Rocklea
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Moorooka Rocklea
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Moorooka Rocklea
Division Moreton
same for both
Member Julie-Ann Campbell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moorooka Rocklea
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moorooka

Inner Parks Professionals

Rocklea

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks River Trains Transport Hub

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