Rockmount vs Stockyard

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Stockyard tends to suit 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

Stockyard

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 64/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (112% vs 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

Stockyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Stockyard

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (99 min vs 106 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (125.9 km vs 131.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Rockmount has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)
  • Stockyard carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Stockyard

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.7% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rockmount Stockyard
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.

Rockmount Stockyard
Walkability 0 / 0
Rockmount — Walkability: 0/100 Stockyard — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 69
Rockmount — Safety: 36/100 Stockyard — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 57 / 27
Rockmount — Low fire risk: 57/100 Stockyard — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Rockmount rents higher ($400/wk vs $0/wk); Stockyard has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $84,500).

Rockmount Stockyard
Population 82
+21% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% +32.7%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $84,500/yr $121,316/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rockmount Stockyard
0-4 — / 4.6%
Rockmount — 0-4: not among its largest Stockyard — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 11.0% / 20.0%
Rockmount — 5-14: 11.0% Stockyard — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 11.0% / 6.2%
Rockmount — 15-19: 11.0% Stockyard — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.1% / —
Rockmount — 20-24: 6.1% Stockyard — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.7% / 15.4%
Rockmount — 25-34: 3.7% Stockyard — 25-34: 15.4%
35-44 14.6% / 13.8%
Rockmount — 35-44: 14.6% Stockyard — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 19.5% / 24.6%
Rockmount — 45-54: 19.5% Stockyard — 45-54: 24.6%
55-64 9.8% / 13.8%
Rockmount — 55-64: 9.8% Stockyard — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 14.6% / 9.2%
Rockmount — 65-74: 14.6% Stockyard — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 7.3% / 6.2%
Rockmount — 75-84: 7.3% Stockyard — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / —
Rockmount — 85+: not among its largest Stockyard — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rockmount 44.4% couple families
Rockmount — Couple Families: 44.4% Rockmount — One Parent Families: 25.9% Rockmount — Lone Person: 29.6%
Stockyard 35.3% couple families
Stockyard — Couple Families: 35.3% Stockyard — One Parent Families: 35.3% Stockyard — Lone Person: 29.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rockmount 22.9% renting
Rockmount — Owned Outright: 40.0% Rockmount — Mortgage: 37.1% Rockmount — Renting: 22.9%
Stockyard 0.0% renting
Stockyard — Owned Outright: 52.9% Stockyard — Mortgage: 47.1% Stockyard — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rockmount 100.0% houses
Rockmount — Houses: 100.0%
Stockyard 112.5% houses
Stockyard — Houses: 112.5%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Rockmount Stockyard
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 18.5%
Rockmount — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Stockyard — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 6.2%
Rockmount — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Stockyard — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 4.6%
Rockmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Stockyard — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.2%
Rockmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stockyard — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / —
Rockmount — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Stockyard — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Development activity

Rockmount Stockyard
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rockmount Stockyard
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Rockmount Stockyard
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rockmount carries more crime risk (64 vs 31); Stockyard carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 43).

Rockmount Stockyard
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 High
73/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
80/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rockmount Stockyard
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

Rockmount Stockyard
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 23 2

Mobility

Rockmount sits further from the CBD (131.7 km vs 125.9 km).

Rockmount Stockyard
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 131.7 km
+4% vs other
 125.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4344
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4344
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.

Rockmount Stockyard
Car (driver) 71.4% / 83.3%
Rockmount — Car (driver): 71.4% Stockyard — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 16.7%
Rockmount — Worked from Home: 20.0% Stockyard — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 8.6% / —
Rockmount — Walked Only: 8.6% Stockyard — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Rockmount Stockyard
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 247 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rockmount Stockyard
Connectivity score 18/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Rockmount Stockyard
Annual rainfall 643 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Rockmount Stockyard
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Rockmount Stockyard
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Rockmount Stockyard
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rockmount Stockyard
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rockmount

River Rural

Stockyard

Family River Rural

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