Nine Mile vs Pink Lily

Nine Mile is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Pink Lily. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nine Mile, most households are couple families. On these figures, Nine Mile tends to suit families with children and 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

Nine Mile

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nine Mile

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($256/wk vs $350/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
  • But Pink Lily has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pink Lily

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (440 min vs 449 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (636.2 km vs 647.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nine Mile

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Nine Mile

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs -16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nine Mile Pink Lily
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.

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Walkability 0 / 6
Nine Mile — Walkability: 0/100 Pink Lily — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 69 / 11
Nine Mile — Safety: 69/100 Pink Lily — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Nine Mile — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pink Lily — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pink Lily has more residents (193 vs 84); Pink Lily rents higher ($350/wk vs $256/wk).

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Population 84 193
+130% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.1% -16.5%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $93,184/yr $94,224/yr
+1% vs other
Median weekly rent $256/wk $350/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nine Mile Pink Lily
0-4 6.0% / 2.6%
Nine Mile — 0-4: 6.0% Pink Lily — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 16.7% / 10.9%
Nine Mile — 5-14: 16.7% Pink Lily — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 8.3% / 9.8%
Nine Mile — 15-19: 8.3% Pink Lily — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Nine Mile — 20-24: not among its largest Pink Lily — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.1% / 9.8%
Nine Mile — 25-34: 7.1% Pink Lily — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 13.1% / 6.7%
Nine Mile — 35-44: 13.1% Pink Lily — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 11.9% / 10.4%
Nine Mile — 45-54: 11.9% Pink Lily — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 13.1% / 17.6%
Nine Mile — 55-64: 13.1% Pink Lily — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 14.3% / 19.2%
Nine Mile — 65-74: 14.3% Pink Lily — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 7.1% / 3.1%
Nine Mile — 75-84: 7.1% Pink Lily — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / 2.6%
Nine Mile — 85+: not among its largest Pink Lily — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nine Mile 56.2% couple families
Nine Mile — Couple Families: 56.2% Nine Mile — Lone Person: 43.8% Nine Mile — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Pink Lily 44.0% couple families
Pink Lily — Couple Families: 44.0% Pink Lily — Lone Person: 42.0% Pink Lily — One Parent Families: 14.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nine Mile 11.5% renting
Nine Mile — Owned Outright: 42.3% Nine Mile — Mortgage: 46.2% Nine Mile — Renting: 11.5%
Pink Lily 25.0% renting
Pink Lily — Owned Outright: 38.9% Pink Lily — Mortgage: 36.1% Pink Lily — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nine Mile 100.0% houses
Nine Mile — Houses: 100.0%
Pink Lily 100.0% houses
Pink Lily — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 19.7%
Nine Mile — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Pink Lily — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 3.6%
Nine Mile — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Pink Lily — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 2.6%
Nine Mile — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Pink Lily — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Nine Mile — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pink Lily — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Development activity

Nine Mile Pink Lily
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Nine Mile Pink Lily
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 20% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD

Liveability

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Pink Lily carries more crime risk (89 vs 31).

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 High
89/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
91/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Nine Mile Pink Lily
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
Universities within 10 km None 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.1 km

Amenities in the suburb

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Nine Mile sits further from the CBD (647.2 km vs 636.2 km).

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Brisbane 647.2 km
+2% vs other
 636.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 449 min 440 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.

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Car (driver) 54.1% / 76.7%
Nine Mile — Car (driver): 54.1% Pink Lily — Car (driver): 76.7%
Worked from Home 37.8% / 7.8%
Nine Mile — Worked from Home: 37.8% Pink Lily — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Walked Only 8.1% / 4.4%
Nine Mile — Walked Only: 8.1% Pink Lily — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Nine Mile — Car (passenger): not among its largest Pink Lily — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bus — / 4.4%
Nine Mile — Bus: not among its largest Pink Lily — Bus: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.6 km 20.1 km

NBN connectivity

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
111 premises

Climate

Nine Mile Pink Lily
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

Air quality (annual mean)

Nine Mile Pink Lily
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nine Mile Pink Lily
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nine Mile

Family Rural

Pink Lily

Rural

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