Rockingham vs Tully Heads

Rockingham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 58 in Tully Heads. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tully Heads, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Rockingham tends to suit young adults, while Tully Heads suits people living alone 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

Rockingham

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 44%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 92%)
  • But Tully Heads carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 52/100)

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

Rockingham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Tully Heads has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Rockingham sits closer to the CBD (1561.3 km vs 1568.5 km)
  • Tully Heads is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tully Heads

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs 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

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

Rockingham Tully Heads
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.

Rockingham Tully Heads
Walkability 0 / 14
Rockingham — Walkability: 0/100 Tully Heads — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 48 / 62
Rockingham — Safety: 48/100 Tully Heads — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 47 / 78
Rockingham — Low fire risk: 47/100 Tully Heads — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Tully Heads has more residents (354 vs 104); Rockingham has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $54,964).

Rockingham Tully Heads
Population 104 354
+240% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +0.0%
Median age 48 58
Median household income $94,224/yr
+42% vs other
 $54,964/yr
Median weekly rent $160/wk $250/wk
+56% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rockingham Tully Heads
0-4 — / 2.5%
Rockingham — 0-4: not among its largest Tully Heads — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 8.7% / 9.9%
Rockingham — 5-14: 8.7% Tully Heads — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 6.7% / 4.8%
Rockingham — 15-19: 6.7% Tully Heads — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 14.4% / 2.5%
Rockingham — 20-24: 14.4% Tully Heads — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 12.5% / 5.9%
Rockingham — 25-34: 12.5% Tully Heads — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 8.7% / 8.5%
Rockingham — 35-44: 8.7% Tully Heads — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 12.5% / 12.7%
Rockingham — 45-54: 12.5% Tully Heads — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 22.1% / 17.5%
Rockingham — 55-64: 22.1% Tully Heads — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 10.6% / 19.5%
Rockingham — 65-74: 10.6% Tully Heads — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 3.8% / 13.3%
Rockingham — 75-84: 3.8% Tully Heads — 75-84: 13.3%
85+ — / 3.7%
Rockingham — 85+: not among its largest Tully Heads — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rockingham 29.2% lone person
Rockingham — Lone Person: 29.2% Rockingham — Couple Families: 33.3% Rockingham — One Parent Families: 25.0% Rockingham — Group Household: 12.5%
Tully Heads 49.5% lone person
Tully Heads — Lone Person: 49.5% Tully Heads — Couple Families: 26.3% Tully Heads — One Parent Families: 17.2% Tully Heads — Group Household: 7.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rockingham 17.1% renting
Rockingham — Owned Outright: 61.0% Rockingham — Mortgage: 22.0% Rockingham — Renting: 17.1%
Tully Heads 29.0% renting
Tully Heads — Owned Outright: 49.7% Tully Heads — Mortgage: 21.4% Tully Heads — Renting: 29.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rockingham 102.4% houses
Rockingham — Houses: 102.4% Rockingham — Townhouses: 0.0% Rockingham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tully Heads 92.2% houses
Tully Heads — Houses: 92.2% Tully Heads — Townhouses: 7.1% Tully Heads — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Rockingham Tully Heads
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 19.8%
Rockingham — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Tully Heads — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.9%
Rockingham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Tully Heads — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 4.2%
Rockingham — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Tully Heads — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Rockingham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tully Heads — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Rockingham Tully Heads
Median house price — $530,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $157,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 35 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Rockingham Tully Heads
New dwellings approved 186
across Cassowary Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
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.

Rockingham Tully Heads
Houses — 4.2%
$500/wk on $618K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rockingham Tully Heads
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 17% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 64% of QLD

Liveability

Tully Heads is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Rockingham Tully Heads
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Rockingham carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 22); Rockingham carries more crime risk (52 vs 38).

Rockingham Tully Heads
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
72/100
 Low
38/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rockingham Tully Heads
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Rockingham Tully Heads
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Tully Heads sits further from the CBD (1568.5 km vs 1561.3 km).

Rockingham Tully Heads
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 1561.3 km 1568.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1069 min 1071 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4854
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 4854
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.

Rockingham Tully Heads
Car (driver) 78.9% / 80.7%
Rockingham — Car (driver): 78.9% Tully Heads — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 6.7%
Rockingham — Worked from Home: 10.5% Tully Heads — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Walked Only 10.5% / —
Rockingham — Walked Only: 10.5% Tully Heads — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 10.1%
Rockingham — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tully Heads — Car (passenger): 10.1%
Bus — / 2.5%
Rockingham — Bus: not among its largest Tully Heads — Bus: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Rockingham Tully Heads
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.7 km 363 m

NBN connectivity

Rockingham Tully Heads
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
218 premises

Climate

Rockingham Tully Heads
Annual rainfall 2,150 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 16.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Rockingham Tully Heads
Average residential rate $1,829/yr
same for both
Council Cassowary Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Rockingham Tully Heads
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rockingham Tully Heads
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rockingham

Rural Students

Tully Heads

Acreage Affordable Coastal Retirees

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