Port Curtis vs Gracemere

Gracemere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 41 in Port Curtis. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Curtis, about half of households are people living alone. In Gracemere, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gracemere: a median of $662,000, against $422,000 in Port Curtis, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Port Curtis tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Gracemere 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

Gracemere

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Port Curtis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($422,500 vs $661,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Port Curtis has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $340/wk)
  • Gracemere has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Gracemere

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (432 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (628.5 km vs 636.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gracemere

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Port Curtis Gracemere
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.

Port Curtis Gracemere
Walkability 0 / 34
Port Curtis — Walkability: 0/100 Gracemere — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 13 / 21
Port Curtis — Safety: 13/100 Gracemere — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Port Curtis — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gracemere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gracemere has more residents (12,023 vs 309); Gracemere has higher household incomes ($88,972 vs $60,112).

Port Curtis Gracemere
Population 309 12,023
+3791% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +6.3%
Median age 41 32
Median household income $60,112/yr $88,972/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $340/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Curtis Gracemere
0-4 4.5% / 8.2%
Port Curtis — 0-4: 4.5% Gracemere — 0-4: 8.2%
5-14 15.2% / 17.9%
Port Curtis — 5-14: 15.2% Gracemere — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 5.2% / 6.7%
Port Curtis — 15-19: 5.2% Gracemere — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.1% / 6.2%
Port Curtis — 20-24: 6.1% Gracemere — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.1% / 14.5%
Port Curtis — 25-34: 9.1% Gracemere — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 12.6% / 14.4%
Port Curtis — 35-44: 12.6% Gracemere — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 12.9% / 10.5%
Port Curtis — 45-54: 12.9% Gracemere — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 17.5% / 10.2%
Port Curtis — 55-64: 17.5% Gracemere — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 9.4% / 7.4%
Port Curtis — 65-74: 9.4% Gracemere — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 5.2% / 3.1%
Port Curtis — 75-84: 5.2% Gracemere — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / 1.0%
Port Curtis — 85+: not among its largest Gracemere — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Curtis 33.3% couple families
Port Curtis — Couple Families: 33.3% Port Curtis — Lone Person: 48.3% Port Curtis — One Parent Families: 18.4% Port Curtis — Group Household: 0.0% Port Curtis — Other Families: 0.0%
Gracemere 45.5% couple families
Gracemere — Couple Families: 45.5% Gracemere — Lone Person: 25.4% Gracemere — One Parent Families: 23.4% Gracemere — Group Household: 4.1% Gracemere — 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.

Port Curtis 12.5% renting
Port Curtis — Owned Outright: 35.6% Port Curtis — Mortgage: 51.9% Port Curtis — Renting: 12.5%
Gracemere 40.1% renting
Gracemere — Owned Outright: 23.1% Gracemere — Mortgage: 36.8% Gracemere — Renting: 40.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Curtis 93.5% houses
Port Curtis — Houses: 93.5% Port Curtis — Flats / Apartments: 6.5% Port Curtis — Townhouses: 0.0%
Gracemere 96.0% houses
Gracemere — Houses: 96.0% Gracemere — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Gracemere — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Port Curtis Gracemere
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 18.1%
Port Curtis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Gracemere — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.1%
Port Curtis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Gracemere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 1.6% / 5.1%
Port Curtis — Bachelor Degree: 1.6% Gracemere — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.8%
Port Curtis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Gracemere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Port Curtis — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gracemere — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Property market

Port Curtis Gracemere
Median house price $422,500 $661,500
Median unit price — $425,000
Median land price — $661,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 180 sales

Development activity

Port Curtis Gracemere
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.

Port Curtis Gracemere
Houses — 4.5%
$600/wk on $695K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Port Curtis Gracemere
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 12% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of QLD

Liveability

Gracemere is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Port Curtis Gracemere
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Port Curtis Gracemere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 High
79/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Port Curtis Gracemere
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Port Curtis

  • Port Curtis Road State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Gracemere

  • Gracemere State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Waraburra State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Port Curtis Gracemere
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 9
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 8 5

Mobility

Port Curtis sits further from the CBD (636.3 km vs 628.5 km).

Port Curtis Gracemere
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Brisbane 636.3 km
+1% vs other
 628.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 457 min 432 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
 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.

Port Curtis Gracemere
Car (driver) 78.2% / 84.1%
Port Curtis — Car (driver): 78.2% Gracemere — Car (driver): 84.1%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 4.6%
Port Curtis — Worked from Home: 13.6% Gracemere — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 7.7%
Port Curtis — Car (passenger): 8.2% Gracemere — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bus — / 1.7%
Port Curtis — Bus: not among its largest Gracemere — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Port Curtis — Walked Only: not among its largest Gracemere — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Port Curtis Gracemere
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

Port Curtis Gracemere
Connectivity score 53/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
150 premises
 48%
4,997 premises

Climate

Port Curtis Gracemere
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)

Port Curtis Gracemere
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Port Curtis Gracemere
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Curtis Gracemere
Division Capricornia Flynn
Member Michelle Landry Colin Boyce
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Port Curtis Gracemere
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Port Curtis

River Rural

Gracemere

Affordable Family Regional Centre

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