Port Curtis vs Midgee

Port Curtis is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 55 in Midgee. In both, most households own their home. In Port Curtis, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In Midgee, about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Port Curtis tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Midgee suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Port Curtis has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 52%)
  • Midgee is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 52%)

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

Midgee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Midgee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (423 min vs 457 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (617.3 km vs 636.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Midgee

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Midgee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (104.5% vs 10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Curtis and Midgee 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 Midgee
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 Midgee
Walkability 0 / 0
Port Curtis — Walkability: 0/100 Midgee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 13 / 14
Port Curtis — Safety: 13/100 Midgee — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Port Curtis — Low fire risk: 100/100 Midgee — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Curtis has more residents (309 vs 90); Midgee skews older (55 vs 41).

Port Curtis Midgee
Population 309
+71% vs other
 90
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +104.5%
Median age 41 55
Median household income $60,112/yr $61,724/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+16% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Curtis Midgee
0-4 4.5% / 3.3%
Port Curtis — 0-4: 4.5% Midgee — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.2% / 3.3%
Port Curtis — 5-14: 15.2% Midgee — 5-14: 3.3%
15-19 5.2% / 3.3%
Port Curtis — 15-19: 5.2% Midgee — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 6.1% / 5.6%
Port Curtis — 20-24: 6.1% Midgee — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.1% / 11.1%
Port Curtis — 25-34: 9.1% Midgee — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 12.6% / 8.9%
Port Curtis — 35-44: 12.6% Midgee — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 12.9% / 7.8%
Port Curtis — 45-54: 12.9% Midgee — 45-54: 7.8%
55-64 17.5% / 30.0%
Port Curtis — 55-64: 17.5% Midgee — 55-64: 30.0%
65-74 9.4% / 24.4%
Port Curtis — 65-74: 9.4% Midgee — 65-74: 24.4%
75-84 5.2% / 6.7%
Port Curtis — 75-84: 5.2% Midgee — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / —
Port Curtis — 85+: not among its largest Midgee — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Curtis 48.3% lone person
Port Curtis — Lone Person: 48.3% Port Curtis — One Parent Families: 18.4% Port Curtis — Couple Families: 33.3%
Midgee 33.3% lone person
Midgee — Lone Person: 33.3% Midgee — One Parent Families: 41.7% Midgee — Couple Families: 25.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple 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%
Midgee 28.0% renting
Midgee — Owned Outright: 56.0% Midgee — Mortgage: 16.0% Midgee — Renting: 28.0%
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%
Midgee 51.9% houses
Midgee — Houses: 51.9% Midgee — Flats / Apartments: 48.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Port Curtis Midgee
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 13.3%
Port Curtis — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Midgee — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 1.6% / 3.3%
Port Curtis — Bachelor Degree: 1.6% Midgee — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / —
Port Curtis — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Midgee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Port Curtis — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Midgee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Port Curtis Midgee
Median house price $422,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Port Curtis Midgee
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Port Curtis Midgee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 14% 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 27% of QLD

Liveability

Port Curtis Midgee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Port Curtis Midgee
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
88/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Port Curtis Midgee
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Port Curtis

  • Port Curtis Road State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Midgee

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

Amenities in the suburb

Port Curtis Midgee
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 8 9

Mobility

Port Curtis sits further from the CBD (636.3 km vs 617.3 km).

Port Curtis Midgee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 636.3 km
+3% vs other
 617.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 457 min 423 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 Midgee
Car (driver) 78.2% / 66.7%
Port Curtis — Car (driver): 78.2% Midgee — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 33.3%
Port Curtis — Worked from Home: 13.6% Midgee — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / —
Port Curtis — Car (passenger): 8.2% Midgee — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.2%).

Setting

Port Curtis Midgee
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Port Curtis Midgee
Connectivity score 53/100 20/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
150 premises
 0%
11 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Port Curtis Midgee
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

Midgee

Retirees Rural

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