Norman Gardens vs Parkhurst

Parkhurst is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Norman Gardens. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Norman Gardens, about half of households are couple families. In Parkhurst, most households are couple families. On these figures, Norman Gardens tends to suit people living alone, while Parkhurst suits 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

Norman Gardens

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 8)
  • But Parkhurst is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Parkhurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($350,000 vs $768,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Norman Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Norman Gardens

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 20/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (444 min vs 452 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (638.1 km vs 645.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Norman Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 8%)
  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 20/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Norman Gardens returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.4% vs 3.3%)
  • Parkhurst is growing faster (22.9% vs 5.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
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.

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Walkability 38 / 20
Norman Gardens — Walkability: 38/100 Parkhurst — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 20 / 16
Norman Gardens — Safety: 20/100 Parkhurst — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 20 / 45
Norman Gardens — Low fire risk: 20/100 Parkhurst — Low fire risk: 45/100

Demographics

Norman Gardens has more residents (10,534 vs 3,043); Parkhurst has higher household incomes ($115,804 vs $92,040).

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Population 10,534
+71% vs other
 3,043
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +22.9%
Median age 37 32
Median household income $92,040/yr $115,804/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $360/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
0-4 6.0% / 8.3%
Norman Gardens — 0-4: 6.0% Parkhurst — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 14.5% / 17.4%
Norman Gardens — 5-14: 14.5% Parkhurst — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 6.4% / 6.5%
Norman Gardens — 15-19: 6.4% Parkhurst — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.2% / 6.5%
Norman Gardens — 20-24: 6.2% Parkhurst — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 13.5% / 15.8%
Norman Gardens — 25-34: 13.5% Parkhurst — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 13.9% / 15.8%
Norman Gardens — 35-44: 13.9% Parkhurst — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 12.0% / 11.4%
Norman Gardens — 45-54: 12.0% Parkhurst — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 11.5% / 10.0%
Norman Gardens — 55-64: 11.5% Parkhurst — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 8.5% / 5.6%
Norman Gardens — 65-74: 8.5% Parkhurst — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 5.8% / 2.1%
Norman Gardens — 75-84: 5.8% Parkhurst — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.8% / 0.4%
Norman Gardens — 85+: 1.8% Parkhurst — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norman Gardens 45.7% couple families
Norman Gardens — Couple Families: 45.7% Norman Gardens — Lone Person: 31.7% Norman Gardens — One Parent Families: 17.1% Norman Gardens — Group Household: 3.6% Norman Gardens — Other Families: 1.8%
Parkhurst 57.6% couple families
Parkhurst — Couple Families: 57.6% Parkhurst — Lone Person: 23.0% Parkhurst — One Parent Families: 13.6% Parkhurst — Group Household: 4.7% Parkhurst — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norman Gardens 29.1% renting
Norman Gardens — Owned Outright: 33.2% Norman Gardens — Mortgage: 37.7% Norman Gardens — Renting: 29.1%
Parkhurst 28.1% renting
Parkhurst — Owned Outright: 22.0% Parkhurst — Mortgage: 49.8% Parkhurst — Renting: 28.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.8%
Norman Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Parkhurst — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 9.5%
Norman Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Parkhurst — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.4%
Norman Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Parkhurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.9%
Norman Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Parkhurst — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.4%
Norman Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Parkhurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Philippines 2.4% / 2.4%
Norman Gardens — Philippines: 2.4% Parkhurst — Philippines: 2.4%
India 1.9% / 0.6%
Norman Gardens — India: 1.9% Parkhurst — India: 0.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Norman Gardens — New Zealand: 1.2% Parkhurst — New Zealand: 1.2%
England 1.1% / 1.0%
Norman Gardens — England: 1.1% Parkhurst — England: 1.0%
Vietnam 1.1% / —
Norman Gardens — Vietnam: 1.1% Parkhurst — Vietnam: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.7%
Norman Gardens — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Parkhurst — Zimbabwe: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norman Gardens 86.8% houses
Norman Gardens — Houses: 86.8% Norman Gardens — Townhouses: 11.0% Norman Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Parkhurst 94.8% houses
Parkhurst — Houses: 94.8% Parkhurst — Townhouses: 0.7% Parkhurst — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Median house price $713,000 $754,450
Median unit price $480,000 —
Median land price $768,000 $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 111 sales
 25 days
from 56 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.

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
3 bed $620K / $610K
Norman Gardens — 3 bed: $620K (107 sales) Parkhurst — 3 bed: $610K (31 sales)

107 vs 31 sales

4 bed $770K / $829K
Norman Gardens — 4 bed: $770K (176 sales) Parkhurst — 4 bed: $829K (73 sales)

176 vs 73 sales

5 bed $860K / $1M
Norman Gardens — 5 bed: $860K (23 sales) Parkhurst — 5 bed: $1M (5 sales)

23 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
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.

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Houses 4.4%
$640/wk on $749K
 3.3%
$500/wk on $778K
Units 5.6%
$450/wk on $415K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools Higher than 44% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 19% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 84% of QLD —

Liveability

Norman Gardens is more walkable (38 vs 20); Parkhurst scores higher overall (34 vs 28).

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Norman Gardens carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 55).

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Bushfire High
80/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
84/100
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 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 0.0 km
 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 1.3%

Schools in Norman Gardens

  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Lighthouse Christian School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Emmaus College - Yaamba Road Campus Catholic · Secondary

Schools in Parkhurst

  • Parkhurst State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 15 8
Childcare 7 3
GPs 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Parkhurst sits further from the CBD (645.6 km vs 638.1 km).

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Walkability score 38/100 20/100
Distance to Brisbane 638.1 km 645.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 444 min 452 min
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
 58
postcode 4702

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.

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Car (driver) 83.3% / 85.1%
Norman Gardens — Car (driver): 83.3% Parkhurst — Car (driver): 85.1%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 5.4%
Norman Gardens — Car (passenger): 8.2% Parkhurst — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 6.5%
Norman Gardens — Worked from Home: 4.8% Parkhurst — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.6%
Norman Gardens — Walked Only: 1.5% Parkhurst — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus 1.5% / 1.5%
Norman Gardens — Bus: 1.5% Parkhurst — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 20.7 km

NBN connectivity

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Connectivity score 73/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
4,311 premises
 71%
1,513 premises

Climate

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
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)

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norman Gardens Parkhurst
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Norman Gardens

Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

Parkhurst

Acreage Family

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