Port Curtis vs Koongal

Koongal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 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. Houses cost more in Koongal: a median of $530,000, against $422,000 in Port Curtis. On these figures, Port Curtis tends to suit 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

Koongal

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 87/100)

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 $530,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Koongal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Koongal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (440 min vs 457 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Koongal

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Port Curtis

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Curtis and Koongal 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 Koongal
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 Koongal
Walkability 0 / 54
Port Curtis — Walkability: 0/100 Koongal — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 13 / 26
Port Curtis — Safety: 13/100 Koongal — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 12
Port Curtis — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koongal — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Koongal has more residents (4,252 vs 309); Port Curtis skews older (41 vs 35).

Port Curtis Koongal
Population 309 4,252
+1276% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% -0.8%
Median age 41 35
Median household income $60,112/yr $68,640/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Curtis Koongal
0-4 4.5% / 6.2%
Port Curtis — 0-4: 4.5% Koongal — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 15.2% / 14.5%
Port Curtis — 5-14: 15.2% Koongal — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.2% / 6.6%
Port Curtis — 15-19: 5.2% Koongal — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.1% / 6.4%
Port Curtis — 20-24: 6.1% Koongal — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 9.1% / 15.6%
Port Curtis — 25-34: 9.1% Koongal — 25-34: 15.6%
35-44 12.6% / 13.5%
Port Curtis — 35-44: 12.6% Koongal — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 12.9% / 11.5%
Port Curtis — 45-54: 12.9% Koongal — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 17.5% / 11.2%
Port Curtis — 55-64: 17.5% Koongal — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 9.4% / 8.2%
Port Curtis — 65-74: 9.4% Koongal — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 5.2% / 4.5%
Port Curtis — 75-84: 5.2% Koongal — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.7%
Port Curtis — 85+: not among its largest Koongal — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Curtis 48.3% lone person
Port Curtis — Lone Person: 48.3% Port Curtis — Couple Families: 33.3% Port Curtis — One Parent Families: 18.4% Port Curtis — Group Household: 0.0% Port Curtis — Other Families: 0.0%
Koongal 36.5% lone person
Koongal — Lone Person: 36.5% Koongal — Couple Families: 34.6% Koongal — One Parent Families: 21.1% Koongal — Group Household: 6.0% Koongal — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Koongal 37.1% renting
Koongal — Owned Outright: 27.7% Koongal — Mortgage: 35.2% Koongal — Renting: 37.1%
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%
Koongal 87.4% houses
Koongal — Houses: 87.4% Koongal — Flats / Apartments: 5.8% Koongal — Townhouses: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Port Curtis Koongal
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 16.5%
Port Curtis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Koongal — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 4.9%
Port Curtis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Koongal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 1.6% / 5.2%
Port Curtis — Bachelor Degree: 1.6% Koongal — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.8%
Port Curtis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Koongal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Port Curtis — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Koongal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

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

Property market

Port Curtis Koongal
Median house price $422,500 $530,000
Median unit price — $302,000
Median land price — $190,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 57 sales

Development activity

Port Curtis Koongal
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 Koongal
Houses — 5.8%
$580/wk on $520K
Units — 7.6%
$420/wk on $288K

Ranking within QLD

Port Curtis Koongal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 97% of QLD

Liveability

Koongal is more walkable (54 vs 0).

Port Curtis Koongal
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Koongal carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 0); Port Curtis carries more crime risk (87 vs 74).

Port Curtis Koongal
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
88/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
74/100
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 5
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Port Curtis Koongal
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 4.9 km

Schools in Port Curtis

  • Port Curtis Road State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Koongal

  • Mount Archer State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Koongal Campus Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Port Curtis Koongal
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8 7

Mobility

Port Curtis Koongal
Walkability score 0/100 54/100
Distance to Brisbane 636.3 km 635.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 457 min 440 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
 0.4%
postcode 4701
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
 54
postcode 4701

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 Koongal
Car (driver) 78.2% / 83.1%
Port Curtis — Car (driver): 78.2% Koongal — Car (driver): 83.1%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 10.4%
Port Curtis — Car (passenger): 8.2% Koongal — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 3.6%
Port Curtis — Worked from Home: 13.6% Koongal — Worked from Home: 3.6%
Walked Only — / 1.0%
Port Curtis — Walked Only: not among its largest Koongal — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Port Curtis — Bicycle: not among its largest Koongal — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Port Curtis Koongal
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 12.5 km

NBN connectivity

Port Curtis Koongal
Connectivity score 53/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
150 premises
 39%
1,906 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Port Curtis Koongal
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Port Curtis Koongal
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

Koongal

Affordable Large Blocks Parks Quiet River

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