Parkhurst vs Pink Lily
Parkhurst is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 49 in Pink Lily. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Parkhurst, most households are couple families. On these figures, Parkhurst tends to suit families with children and couples, while Pink Lily suits 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
Parkhurst
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 58%)
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
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
Pink Lily
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (440 min vs 452 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (636.2 km vs 645.6 km)
- But Parkhurst is more walkable (20/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Parkhurst is more walkable (20/100 vs 6/100)
- Pink Lily has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Parkhurst
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.9% vs -16.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Parkhurst 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.
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.
Demographics
Parkhurst has more residents (3,043 vs 193); Pink Lily skews older (49 vs 32).
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,043 +94% vs other | 193 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.9% | -16.5% |
| Median age | 32 | 49 |
| Median household income | $115,804/yr +19% vs other | $94,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $360/wk +3% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $754,450 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $350,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 25 days from 56 sales | — |
Development activity
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Rockhampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +133% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.3% $500/wk on $778K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 86% of QLD | Higher than 67% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% 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 93% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 19% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Parkhurst is more walkable (20 vs 6).
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Parkhurst carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0).
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | 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 | 3 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 3.8 km | 1 Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.1 km |
Schools in Parkhurst
- Parkhurst State School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Pink Lily
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 1 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Parkhurst sits further from the CBD (645.6 km vs 636.2 km).
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 645.6 km +1% vs other | 636.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 452 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).
Setting
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.7 km | 20.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 84/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 71% 1,513 premises | 0% 111 premises |
Climate
| Parkhurst | 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)
| Parkhurst | 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
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,313/yr same for both | |
| Council | Rockhampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia | Flynn |
| Member | Michelle Landry | Colin Boyce |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Parkhurst | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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