Rockhampton City vs The Range

The Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Rockhampton City. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Rockhampton City, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In The Range, most households own their home. Houses cost more in The Range: a median of $680,000, against $410,000 in Rockhampton City, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Rockhampton City tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while The Range suits families with children.

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

The Range

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 34%)
  • But Rockhampton City has more parks and reserves (12 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Rockhampton City

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $679,500)
  • has cheaper land ($267,500 vs $345,000)
  • But The Range leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rockhampton City

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (56% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $320/wk)
  • But The Range leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rockhampton City

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 12%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But The Range carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

Rockhampton City

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (5.4% vs -3.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.9% vs 4.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rockhampton City The Range
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.

Rockhampton City The Range
Walkability 83 / 78
Rockhampton City — Walkability: 83/100 The Range — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 1 / 27
Rockhampton City — Safety: 1/100 The Range — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rockhampton City — Low fire risk: 100/100 The Range — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

The Range has more residents (5,231 vs 2,059); The Range has higher household incomes ($105,768 vs $58,136).

Rockhampton City The Range
Population 2,059 5,231
+154% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% -3.1%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $58,136/yr $105,768/yr
+82% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $320/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rockhampton City The Range
0-4 4.0% / 4.5%
Rockhampton City — 0-4: 4.0% The Range — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 7.1% / 14.7%
Rockhampton City — 5-14: 7.1% The Range — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 5.0% / 10.7%
Rockhampton City — 15-19: 5.0% The Range — 15-19: 10.7%
20-24 8.8% / 6.1%
Rockhampton City — 20-24: 8.8% The Range — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 15.3% / 10.6%
Rockhampton City — 25-34: 15.3% The Range — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 12.7% / 10.0%
Rockhampton City — 35-44: 12.7% The Range — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 13.9% / 12.7%
Rockhampton City — 45-54: 13.9% The Range — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 14.6% / 11.2%
Rockhampton City — 55-64: 14.6% The Range — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 10.4% / 7.7%
Rockhampton City — 65-74: 10.4% The Range — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 5.5% / 7.1%
Rockhampton City — 75-84: 5.5% The Range — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.5% / 4.8%
Rockhampton City — 85+: 2.5% The Range — 85+: 4.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rockhampton City 54.8% lone person
Rockhampton City — Lone Person: 54.8% Rockhampton City — Couple Families: 13.8% Rockhampton City — One Parent Families: 20.6% Rockhampton City — Group Household: 6.8% Rockhampton City — Other Families: 4.1%
The Range 36.0% lone person
The Range — Lone Person: 36.0% The Range — Couple Families: 41.8% The Range — One Parent Families: 15.7% The Range — Group Household: 5.4% The Range — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rockhampton City 55.6% renting
Rockhampton City — Owned Outright: 23.6% Rockhampton City — Mortgage: 20.8% Rockhampton City — Renting: 55.6%
The Range 27.7% renting
The Range — Owned Outright: 33.6% The Range — Mortgage: 38.8% The Range — Renting: 27.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rockhampton City The Range
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 11.9%
Rockhampton City — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% The Range — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 15.3%
Rockhampton City — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% The Range — Bachelor Degree: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 6.1%
Rockhampton City — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% The Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 4.9%
Rockhampton City — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% The Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 2.4%
Rockhampton City — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% The Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Rockhampton City The Range
England 1.7% / 2.2%
Rockhampton City — England: 1.7% The Range — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.5%
Rockhampton City — New Zealand: 1.7% The Range — New Zealand: 1.5%
India 1.3% / 1.7%
Rockhampton City — India: 1.3% The Range — India: 1.7%
Philippines 1.7% / 0.7%
Rockhampton City — Philippines: 1.7% The Range — Philippines: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.9%
Rockhampton City — South Africa: 0.5% The Range — South Africa: 0.9%
China 0.9% / 0.4%
Rockhampton City — China: 0.9% The Range — China: 0.4%
Sri Lanka 0.4% / 0.7%
Rockhampton City — Sri Lanka: 0.4% The Range — Sri Lanka: 0.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rockhampton City 61.7% houses
Rockhampton City — Houses: 61.7% Rockhampton City — Flats / Apartments: 29.4% Rockhampton City — Townhouses: 8.9%
The Range 87.6% houses
The Range — Houses: 87.6% The Range — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% The Range — Townhouses: 6.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Rockhampton City The Range
Median house price $410,000 $679,500
Median unit price $555,000 $530,000
Median land price $267,500 $345,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 26 sales
 34 days
from 80 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Rockhampton City The Range
2 bed $390K / $535K
Rockhampton City — 2 bed: $390K (19 sales) The Range — 2 bed: $535K (23 sales)

19 vs 23 sales

3 bed $400K / $676K
Rockhampton City — 3 bed: $400K (51 sales) The Range — 3 bed: $676K (98 sales)

51 vs 98 sales

4 bed $460K / $720K
Rockhampton City — 4 bed: $460K (19 sales) The Range — 4 bed: $720K (57 sales)

19 vs 57 sales

Development activity

Rockhampton City The Range
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.

Rockhampton City The Range
Houses 5.9%
$540/wk on $475K
 4.4%
$590/wk on $700K
Units 4.7%
$450/wk on $496K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Rockhampton City The Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 52% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 63% of QLD —

Liveability

The Range scores higher overall (59 vs 28).

Rockhampton City The Range
Grade D B
Score 28/100 59/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Rockhampton City carries more crime risk (99 vs 73).

Rockhampton City The Range
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
99/100
 High
73/100
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 9
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Rockhampton City The Range
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 6.5 km
 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 0.8% 1.9%

Schools in Rockhampton City

  • Rockhampton Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in The Range

  • The Rockhampton Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Rockhampton Girls Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • The Rockhampton Grammar School - Quarry Street Campus Independent · Secondary
  • Rockhampton Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Rockhampton City The Range
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 28 3
Parks & reserves 12 6
Childcare 2 6
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 5 1
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
Fuel stations 6 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Rockhampton City The Range
Walkability score 83/100 78/100
Distance to Brisbane 630.6 km 629.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 433 min 431 min
Public transport score 71/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 4700
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4700
same for both

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.

Rockhampton City The Range
Car (driver) 69.3% / 77.5%
Rockhampton City — Car (driver): 69.3% The Range — Car (driver): 77.5%
Walked Only 14.5% / 5.8%
Rockhampton City — Walked Only: 14.5% The Range — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 7.7%
Rockhampton City — Car (passenger): 8.9% The Range — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 7.8%
Rockhampton City — Worked from Home: 4.8% The Range — Worked from Home: 7.8%
Bicycle 2.0% / 0.3%
Rockhampton City — Bicycle: 2.0% The Range — Bicycle: 0.3%
Bus 0.6% / 0.9%
Rockhampton City — Bus: 0.6% The Range — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Rockhampton City The Range
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.4 km 14.8 km

NBN connectivity

Rockhampton City The Range
Connectivity score 61/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
2,700 premises
 34%
2,343 premises

Climate

Rockhampton City The Range
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)

Rockhampton City The Range
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Rockhampton City The Range
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Rockhampton City The Range
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rockhampton City The Range
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rockhampton City

Affordable Cafe Culture Parks

The Range

Large Blocks Parks Professionals

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