Pink Lily vs Glenlee

Glenlee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 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 Glenlee, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pink Lily tends to suit people living alone, while Glenlee suits 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

Glenlee

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% 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

Pink Lily

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 7%)

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 450 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (636.2 km vs 643.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Pink Lily has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • Glenlee carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Glenlee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.5% vs -16.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pink Lily Glenlee
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.

Pink Lily Glenlee
Walkability 6 / 0
Pink Lily — Walkability: 6/100 Glenlee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 62
Pink Lily — Safety: 11/100 Glenlee — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pink Lily — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glenlee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Glenlee has more residents (1,193 vs 193); Glenlee has higher household incomes ($118,248 vs $94,224).

Pink Lily Glenlee
Population 193 1,193
+518% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.5% -3.5%
Median age 49 44
Median household income $94,224/yr $118,248/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pink Lily Glenlee
0-4 2.6% / 4.6%
Pink Lily — 0-4: 2.6% Glenlee — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.9% / 13.3%
Pink Lily — 5-14: 10.9% Glenlee — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.8% / 8.4%
Pink Lily — 15-19: 9.8% Glenlee — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 3.6% / 5.1%
Pink Lily — 20-24: 3.6% Glenlee — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.8% / 7.2%
Pink Lily — 25-34: 9.8% Glenlee — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 6.7% / 11.6%
Pink Lily — 35-44: 6.7% Glenlee — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 10.4% / 17.1%
Pink Lily — 45-54: 10.4% Glenlee — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 17.6% / 14.8%
Pink Lily — 55-64: 17.6% Glenlee — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 19.2% / 12.3%
Pink Lily — 65-74: 19.2% Glenlee — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 3.1% / 4.4%
Pink Lily — 75-84: 3.1% Glenlee — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.6% / 0.5%
Pink Lily — 85+: 2.6% Glenlee — 85+: 0.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Pink Lily — Other Families: 0.0%
Glenlee 72.9% couple families
Glenlee — Couple Families: 72.9% Glenlee — Lone Person: 13.1% Glenlee — One Parent Families: 12.2% Glenlee — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pink Lily 25.0% renting
Pink Lily — Owned Outright: 38.9% Pink Lily — Mortgage: 36.1% Pink Lily — Renting: 25.0%
Glenlee 7.1% renting
Glenlee — Owned Outright: 41.5% Glenlee — Mortgage: 51.3% Glenlee — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Pink Lily Glenlee
New Zealand 3.6% / 0.8%
Pink Lily — New Zealand: 3.6% Glenlee — New Zealand: 0.8%
England 2.1% / 0.6%
Pink Lily — England: 2.1% Glenlee — England: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Pink Lily — South Africa: not among its largest Glenlee — South Africa: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Pink Lily — Philippines: not among its largest Glenlee — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.4%
Pink Lily — Germany: not among its largest Glenlee — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

Qualifications

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

Pink Lily Glenlee
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 21.4%
Pink Lily — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Glenlee — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 7.6%
Pink Lily — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Glenlee — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 5.6%
Pink Lily — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Glenlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.2%
Pink Lily — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Glenlee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Pink Lily — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Glenlee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pink Lily 100.0% houses
Pink Lily — Houses: 100.0% Pink Lily — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Glenlee 99.5% houses
Glenlee — Houses: 99.5% Glenlee — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pink Lily Glenlee
Median house price — $955,944
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Pink Lily Glenlee
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
317
across Livingstone
Approvals change year on year +133% +97%

Ranking within QLD

Pink Lily Glenlee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 34% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 64% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Pink Lily Glenlee
Grade — B
Score — 56/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Pink Lily carries more crime risk (89 vs 38).

Pink Lily Glenlee
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
Low
38/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
1
within 5 km

Schools

Pink Lily Glenlee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.1 km
same for both

Schools in Pink Lily

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Glenlee

  • Carinity Education - Rockhampton Independent · Secondary · Special school at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Glenlee sits further from the CBD (643.6 km vs 636.2 km).

Pink Lily Glenlee
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 636.2 km 643.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 440 min 450 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
0.5%
postcode 4711
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
93
postcode 4711

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.

Pink Lily Glenlee
Car (driver) 76.7% / 85.3%
Pink Lily — Car (driver): 76.7% Glenlee — Car (driver): 85.3%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 6.7%
Pink Lily — Worked from Home: 7.8% Glenlee — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 5.1%
Pink Lily — Car (passenger): 6.7% Glenlee — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus 4.4% / 1.3%
Pink Lily — Bus: 4.4% Glenlee — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only 4.4% / 0.5%
Pink Lily — Walked Only: 4.4% Glenlee — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Pink Lily — Bicycle: not among its largest Glenlee — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Pink Lily Glenlee
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.1 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Pink Lily Glenlee
Connectivity score 30/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
25%
423 premises

Climate

Pink Lily Glenlee
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)

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

Council rates

Pink Lily Glenlee
Average residential rate $1,313/yr $2,445/yr
Council Rockhampton Livingstone

Federal electorate

Pink Lily Glenlee
Division Flynn Capricornia
Member Colin Boyce Michelle Landry
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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