Pacific Heights vs Yeppoon

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Pacific Heights, most households are couple families. In Yeppoon, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Pacific Heights: a median of $940,000, against $768,000 in Yeppoon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pacific Heights tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yeppoon suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Pacific Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 85/100)
  • Yeppoon has more parks and reserves (20 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Pacific Heights

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($327,500 vs $525,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
  • But Yeppoon has cheaper houses ($767,750 vs $940,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yeppoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $445/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yeppoon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 21/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (479 min vs 485 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (683.4 km vs 687.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yeppoon

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 21/100)
  • But Pacific Heights carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 85/100)

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

  • Pacific Heights is growing faster (20.0% vs 11.1%)
  • Yeppoon returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
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.

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Walkability 21 / 61
Pacific Heights — Walkability: 21/100 Yeppoon — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 72 / 15
Pacific Heights — Safety: 72/100 Yeppoon — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pacific Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yeppoon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yeppoon has more residents (7,037 vs 1,111); Pacific Heights has higher household incomes ($101,920 vs $63,492).

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Population 1,111 7,037
+533% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% +11.1%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $101,920/yr
+38% vs other
 $63,492/yr
Median weekly rent $445/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
0-4 4.2% / 4.4%
Pacific Heights — 0-4: 4.2% Yeppoon — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 16.6% / 10.6%
Pacific Heights — 5-14: 16.6% Yeppoon — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.6% / 6.9%
Pacific Heights — 15-19: 5.6% Yeppoon — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 3.0% / 4.8%
Pacific Heights — 20-24: 3.0% Yeppoon — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 9.8% / 9.9%
Pacific Heights — 25-34: 9.8% Yeppoon — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 10.7% / 10.4%
Pacific Heights — 35-44: 10.7% Yeppoon — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 14.0% / 12.5%
Pacific Heights — 45-54: 14.0% Yeppoon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 15.1% / 14.9%
Pacific Heights — 55-64: 15.1% Yeppoon — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 13.7% / 11.8%
Pacific Heights — 65-74: 13.7% Yeppoon — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 7.1% / 9.1%
Pacific Heights — 75-84: 7.1% Yeppoon — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 1.1% / 4.5%
Pacific Heights — 85+: 1.1% Yeppoon — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pacific Heights 58.1% couple families
Pacific Heights — Couple Families: 58.1% Pacific Heights — Lone Person: 24.7% Pacific Heights — One Parent Families: 14.0% Pacific Heights — Group Household: 1.9% Pacific Heights — Other Families: 1.4%
Yeppoon 28.3% couple families
Yeppoon — Couple Families: 28.3% Yeppoon — Lone Person: 49.0% Yeppoon — One Parent Families: 17.8% Yeppoon — Group Household: 3.4% Yeppoon — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pacific Heights 11.4% renting
Pacific Heights — Owned Outright: 45.8% Pacific Heights — Mortgage: 42.9% Pacific Heights — Renting: 11.4%
Yeppoon 35.7% renting
Yeppoon — Owned Outright: 32.1% Yeppoon — Mortgage: 32.2% Yeppoon — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 17.7%
Pacific Heights — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Yeppoon — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 7.9%
Pacific Heights — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Yeppoon — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 6.5%
Pacific Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Yeppoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.9%
Pacific Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Yeppoon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.5%
Pacific Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Yeppoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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.

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
England 4.1% / 3.2%
Pacific Heights — England: 4.1% Yeppoon — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 4.0% / 2.7%
Pacific Heights — New Zealand: 4.0% Yeppoon — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 1.6% / 0.8%
Pacific Heights — South Africa: 1.6% Yeppoon — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.2%
Pacific Heights — Netherlands: 0.8% Yeppoon — Netherlands: 0.2%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Pacific Heights — Philippines: not among its largest Yeppoon — Philippines: 0.8%
China 0.5% / —
Pacific Heights — China: 0.5% Yeppoon — China: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.5%
Pacific Heights — Germany: not among its largest Yeppoon — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pacific Heights 97.7% houses
Pacific Heights — Houses: 97.7% Pacific Heights — Townhouses: 2.3% Pacific Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yeppoon 72.1% houses
Yeppoon — Houses: 72.1% Yeppoon — Townhouses: 14.1% Yeppoon — Flats / Apartments: 13.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Median house price $940,000 $767,750
Median unit price — $538,000
Median land price $327,500 $525,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 51 days
from 14 sales
 31 days
from 93 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.

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
3 bed $844K / $692K
Pacific Heights — 3 bed: $844K (8 sales) Yeppoon — 3 bed: $692K (117 sales)

8 vs 117 sales

4 bed $950K / $830K
Pacific Heights — 4 bed: $950K (30 sales) Yeppoon — 4 bed: $830K (99 sales)

30 vs 99 sales

5 bed $900K / $925K
Pacific Heights — 5 bed: $900K (7 sales) Yeppoon — 5 bed: $925K (10 sales)

7 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
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.

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Houses 3.5%
$780/wk on $1.15M
 4.0%
$640/wk on $827K
Units — 3.7%
$435/wk on $610K

Ranking within QLD

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 59% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Yeppoon is more walkable (61 vs 21); Pacific Heights scores higher overall (66 vs 43).

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Grade B C
Score 66/100 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yeppoon carries more crime risk (85 vs 28).

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 High
85/100
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

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Pacific Heights

  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Yeppoon

  • St Ursula's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Brendan's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Yeppoon State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yeppoon State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 20
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 9
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 15

Mobility

Pacific Heights sits further from the CBD (687.6 km vs 683.4 km).

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Walkability score 21/100 61/100
Distance to Brisbane 687.6 km 683.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 485 min 479 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4703
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 4703
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.

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Car (driver) 85.0% / 79.7%
Pacific Heights — Car (driver): 85.0% Yeppoon — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 6.5%
Pacific Heights — Worked from Home: 10.2% Yeppoon — Worked from Home: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 6.9%
Pacific Heights — Car (passenger): 3.2% Yeppoon — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Pacific Heights — Walked Only: not among its largest Yeppoon — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus 1.5% / 2.1%
Pacific Heights — Bus: 1.5% Yeppoon — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 214 m
1.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Connectivity score 69/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
517 premises
 37%
4,321 premises

Climate

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Annual rainfall 1,330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pacific Heights Yeppoon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pacific Heights

Acreage Coastal

Yeppoon

Beach Coastal Parks Retirees

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