Rochedale vs Priestdale

Rochedale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 48 in Priestdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Rochedale is closer to the city centre: 18.6 km, against 23.7 km. On these figures, Rochedale tends to suit families with children, while Priestdale suits couples and 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

Rochedale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

Priestdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Rochedale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (22 min vs 31 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (18.6 km vs 23.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rochedale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Priestdale has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Rochedale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (140.4% vs 17.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rochedale Priestdale
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.

Rochedale Priestdale
Walkability 39 / 0
Rochedale — Walkability: 39/100 Priestdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 9
Rochedale — Safety: 30/100 Priestdale — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Rochedale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Priestdale — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Rochedale has more residents (7,633 vs 160); Priestdale skews older (48 vs 33).

Rochedale Priestdale
Population 7,633
+98% vs other
 160
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +140.4% +17.6%
Median age 33 48
Median household income $129,584/yr $165,724/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+4% vs other
 $575/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rochedale Priestdale
0-4 9.2% / 3.8%
Rochedale — 0-4: 9.2% Priestdale — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 16.5% / 11.9%
Rochedale — 5-14: 16.5% Priestdale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.2% / 6.9%
Rochedale — 15-19: 5.2% Priestdale — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.5% / 7.5%
Rochedale — 20-24: 5.5% Priestdale — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 18.1% / 5.0%
Rochedale — 25-34: 18.1% Priestdale — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 20.8% / 7.5%
Rochedale — 35-44: 20.8% Priestdale — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 9.9% / 23.8%
Rochedale — 45-54: 9.9% Priestdale — 45-54: 23.8%
55-64 7.6% / 12.5%
Rochedale — 55-64: 7.6% Priestdale — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 4.7% / 15.6%
Rochedale — 65-74: 4.7% Priestdale — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 2.0% / 8.8%
Rochedale — 75-84: 2.0% Priestdale — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 0.4% / —
Rochedale — 85+: 0.4% Priestdale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rochedale 71.6% couple families
Rochedale — Couple Families: 71.6% Rochedale — Lone Person: 11.2% Rochedale — One Parent Families: 11.6% Rochedale — Group Household: 4.3% Rochedale — Other Families: 1.4%
Priestdale 86.2% couple families
Priestdale — Couple Families: 86.2% Priestdale — Lone Person: 13.8% Priestdale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Priestdale — Group Household: 0.0% Priestdale — 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.

Rochedale 21.3% renting
Rochedale — Owned Outright: 24.0% Rochedale — Mortgage: 54.6% Rochedale — Renting: 21.3%
Priestdale 0.0% renting
Priestdale — Owned Outright: 65.9% Priestdale — Mortgage: 34.1% Priestdale — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rochedale Priestdale
Bachelor Degree 24.0% / 20.0%
Rochedale — Bachelor Degree: 24.0% Priestdale — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 14.4%
Rochedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Priestdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.4%
Certificate III & IV 5.5% / 13.8%
Rochedale — Certificate III & IV: 5.5% Priestdale — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Postgraduate Degree 13.1% / 4.4%
Rochedale — Postgraduate Degree: 13.1% Priestdale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.5%
Rochedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Priestdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

Rochedale Priestdale
China 19.7% / —
Rochedale — China: 19.7% Priestdale — China: not among its largest
England 1.6% / 7.5%
Rochedale — England: 1.6% Priestdale — England: 7.5%
India 4.8% / 2.5%
Rochedale — India: 4.8% Priestdale — India: 2.5%
Taiwan 4.0% / 3.1%
Rochedale — Taiwan: 4.0% Priestdale — Taiwan: 3.1%
Malaysia 2.9% / —
Rochedale — Malaysia: 2.9% Priestdale — Malaysia: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Rochedale — New Zealand: 2.7% Priestdale — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rochedale 91.6% houses
Rochedale — Houses: 91.6% Rochedale — Townhouses: 6.8% Rochedale — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Priestdale 100.0% houses
Priestdale — Houses: 100.0% Priestdale — Townhouses: 0.0% Priestdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rochedale Priestdale
Median house price $1,810,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,407,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 98 sales
 —

Development activity

Rochedale Priestdale
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
 4,950
across Logan
Approvals change year on year +9% -8%

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.

Rochedale Priestdale
Houses 3.8%
$1,100/wk on $1.49M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rochedale Priestdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Schools Higher than 89% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 88% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of QLD —

Liveability

Rochedale is more walkable (39 vs 0).

Rochedale Priestdale
Grade A —
Score 75/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Priestdale carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Priestdale carries more crime risk (91 vs 70).

Rochedale Priestdale
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
91/100
Flood — Not mapped
no mapped data here
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Rochedale Priestdale
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Brisbane South (Nathan), 7.3 km
 None

Schools in Rochedale

  • Redeemer Lutheran College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Rochedale State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Rochedale State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Peter's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Priestdale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rochedale Priestdale
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 7 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

Priestdale sits further from the CBD (23.7 km vs 18.6 km).

Rochedale Priestdale
Walkability score 39/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 18.6 km 23.7 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 31 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 19/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 211.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 0.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 38 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 3.7%
postcode 4123
 1.3%
postcode 4127
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4123
 58
postcode 4127

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.

Rochedale Priestdale
Car (driver) 65.3% / 61.6%
Rochedale — Car (driver): 65.3% Priestdale — Car (driver): 61.6%
Worked from Home 21.5% / 30.1%
Rochedale — Worked from Home: 21.5% Priestdale — Worked from Home: 30.1%
Bus 7.4% / 4.1%
Rochedale — Bus: 7.4% Priestdale — Bus: 4.1%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.1%
Rochedale — Car (passenger): 4.5% Priestdale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Rochedale — Walked Only: 0.8% Priestdale — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.3%).

Setting

Rochedale Priestdale
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 13.2 km

NBN connectivity

Rochedale Priestdale
Connectivity score 94/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 85%
2,627 premises
 47%
59 premises

Climate

Rochedale Priestdale
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Rochedale Priestdale
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.48 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Rochedale Priestdale
Average residential rate $1,519/yr $1,681/yr
Council Brisbane Logan

Federal electorate

Rochedale Priestdale
Division Bonner Rankin
Member Kara Cook Jim Chalmers
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rochedale Priestdale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rochedale

Acreage Easy Commute Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Premium Professionals Transport Hub Young Families

Priestdale

Outer

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