Pleystowe vs Walkerston

Walkerston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Pleystowe. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pleystowe: a median of $790,000, against $670,000 in Walkerston, though rent is higher in Walkerston. On these figures, Walkerston tends to suit 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

Walkerston

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Walkerston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $790,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pleystowe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($303/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Walkerston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (971.6 km vs 977 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Walkerston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Pleystowe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.7% vs 6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pleystowe Walkerston
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.

Pleystowe Walkerston
Walkability 0 / 68
Pleystowe — Walkability: 0/100 Walkerston — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 62 / 66
Pleystowe — Safety: 62/100 Walkerston — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pleystowe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Walkerston — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Walkerston has more residents (3,615 vs 418); Walkerston rents higher ($360/wk vs $303/wk).

Pleystowe Walkerston
Population 418 3,615
+765% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.7% +6.2%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $106,600/yr $111,384/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $303/wk $360/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe Walkerston
0-4 6.2% / 8.1%
Pleystowe — 0-4: 6.2% Walkerston — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 15.3% / 14.3%
Pleystowe — 5-14: 15.3% Walkerston — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 5.7% / 6.1%
Pleystowe — 15-19: 5.7% Walkerston — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.1% / 6.3%
Pleystowe — 20-24: 4.1% Walkerston — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.5% / 14.4%
Pleystowe — 25-34: 10.5% Walkerston — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 13.2% / 11.6%
Pleystowe — 35-44: 13.2% Walkerston — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.7% / 13.2%
Pleystowe — 45-54: 12.7% Walkerston — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 15.1% / 12.9%
Pleystowe — 55-64: 15.1% Walkerston — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 9.3% / 7.9%
Pleystowe — 65-74: 9.3% Walkerston — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 6.0% / 3.8%
Pleystowe — 75-84: 6.0% Walkerston — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.4% / 1.2%
Pleystowe — 85+: 1.4% Walkerston — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 53.7% couple families
Pleystowe — Couple Families: 53.7% Pleystowe — Lone Person: 28.4% Pleystowe — One Parent Families: 13.7% Pleystowe — Group Household: 0.0% Pleystowe — Other Families: 4.2%
Walkerston 54.4% couple families
Walkerston — Couple Families: 54.4% Walkerston — Lone Person: 26.0% Walkerston — One Parent Families: 14.7% Walkerston — Group Household: 5.0% Walkerston — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 18.5% renting
Pleystowe — Owned Outright: 40.0% Pleystowe — Mortgage: 41.5% Pleystowe — Renting: 18.5%
Walkerston 23.7% renting
Walkerston — Owned Outright: 30.7% Walkerston — Mortgage: 45.6% Walkerston — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pleystowe Walkerston
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 22.4%
Pleystowe — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Walkerston — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 4.6%
Pleystowe — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Walkerston — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 4.6%
Pleystowe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Walkerston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.6%
Pleystowe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Walkerston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 0.6%
Pleystowe — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Walkerston — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Pleystowe Walkerston
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.1%
Pleystowe — New Zealand: 1.7% Walkerston — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 2.2% / 0.7%
Pleystowe — South Africa: 2.2% Walkerston — South Africa: 0.7%
England 1.0% / 1.2%
Pleystowe — England: 1.0% Walkerston — England: 1.2%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.2%
Pleystowe — Scotland: 1.2% Walkerston — Scotland: 0.2%
Fiji 0.7% / —
Pleystowe — Fiji: 0.7% Walkerston — Fiji: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.4%
Pleystowe — Philippines: not among its largest Walkerston — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 100.8% houses
Pleystowe — Houses: 100.8% Pleystowe — Townhouses: 0.0% Pleystowe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Walkerston 92.2% houses
Walkerston — Houses: 92.2% Walkerston — Townhouses: 7.1% Walkerston — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pleystowe Walkerston
Median house price $790,000 $670,000
Median unit price — $580,000
Median land price — $462,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 36 sales

Development activity

Pleystowe Walkerston
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
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.

Pleystowe Walkerston
Houses — 4.8%
$660/wk on $709K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pleystowe Walkerston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of QLD

Liveability

Walkerston is more walkable (68 vs 0).

Pleystowe Walkerston
Grade — B
Score — 62/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Pleystowe Walkerston
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
34/100
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

Pleystowe Walkerston
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pleystowe

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

Schools in Walkerston

  • St John's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Walkerston State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pleystowe Walkerston
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Pleystowe sits further from the CBD (977 km vs 971.6 km).

Pleystowe Walkerston
Walkability score 0/100 68/100
Distance to Brisbane 977 km 971.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 670 min 666 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.1%
postcode 4751
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 65
postcode 4751

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.

Pleystowe Walkerston
Car (driver) 89.8% / 86.9%
Pleystowe — Car (driver): 89.8% Walkerston — Car (driver): 86.9%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.8%
Pleystowe — Car (passenger): 5.4% Walkerston — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 4.7%
Pleystowe — Worked from Home: 4.8% Walkerston — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Bus — / 1.8%
Pleystowe — Bus: not among its largest Walkerston — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Pleystowe — Walked Only: not among its largest Walkerston — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.8%).

Setting

Pleystowe Walkerston
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Pleystowe Walkerston
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 45%
1,481 premises

Climate

Pleystowe Walkerston
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pleystowe Walkerston
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Pleystowe Walkerston
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Pleystowe Walkerston
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pleystowe Walkerston
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pleystowe

Acreage

Walkerston

Acreage Family Parks Quiet

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