Rockmount vs Upper Flagstone

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Upper Flagstone tends to suit people living alone.

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

Rockmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 50%)

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

Rockmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rockmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 120 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rockmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Upper Flagstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.7% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rockmount and Upper Flagstone 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 Upper Flagstone
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 Upper Flagstone
Walkability 0 / 0
Rockmount — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Flagstone — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 32
Rockmount — Safety: 36/100 Upper Flagstone — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 57 / 56
Rockmount — Low fire risk: 57/100 Upper Flagstone — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Upper Flagstone has more residents (191 vs 82); Upper Flagstone has higher household incomes ($98,540 vs $84,500).

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
Population 82 191
+133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% +11.7%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $84,500/yr $98,540/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $410/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
0-4 — / 4.7%
Rockmount — 0-4: not among its largest Upper Flagstone — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.0% / 12.0%
Rockmount — 5-14: 11.0% Upper Flagstone — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 11.0% / 3.7%
Rockmount — 15-19: 11.0% Upper Flagstone — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 6.1% / 4.2%
Rockmount — 20-24: 6.1% Upper Flagstone — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 3.7% / 7.3%
Rockmount — 25-34: 3.7% Upper Flagstone — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 14.6% / 12.6%
Rockmount — 35-44: 14.6% Upper Flagstone — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 19.5% / 15.7%
Rockmount — 45-54: 19.5% Upper Flagstone — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 9.8% / 18.8%
Rockmount — 55-64: 9.8% Upper Flagstone — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 14.6% / 11.5%
Rockmount — 65-74: 14.6% Upper Flagstone — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 7.3% / 2.6%
Rockmount — 75-84: 7.3% Upper Flagstone — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / —
Rockmount — 85+: not among its largest Upper Flagstone — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rockmount 44.4% couple families
Rockmount — Couple Families: 44.4% Rockmount — Lone Person: 29.6% Rockmount — One Parent Families: 25.9% Rockmount — Group Household: 0.0%
Upper Flagstone 44.2% couple families
Upper Flagstone — Couple Families: 44.2% Upper Flagstone — Lone Person: 38.5% Upper Flagstone — One Parent Families: 5.8% Upper Flagstone — Group Household: 11.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Upper Flagstone 8.3% renting
Upper Flagstone — Owned Outright: 37.5% Upper Flagstone — Mortgage: 54.2% Upper Flagstone — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rockmount 100.0% houses
Rockmount — Houses: 100.0%
Upper Flagstone 100.0% houses
Upper Flagstone — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 21.5%
Rockmount — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Upper Flagstone — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 11.5%
Rockmount — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Upper Flagstone — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.2% / 7.9%
Rockmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2% Upper Flagstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 9.4%
Rockmount — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Upper Flagstone — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 31% 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 29% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
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
Universities within 10 km None 1
USQ (Toowoomba), 9.5 km

Amenities in the suburb

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 23 15

Mobility

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 131.7 km 133.2 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 120 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 Upper Flagstone
Car (driver) 71.4% / 79.1%
Rockmount — Car (driver): 71.4% Upper Flagstone — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 20.9%
Rockmount — Worked from Home: 20.0% Upper Flagstone — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Walked Only 8.6% / —
Rockmount — Walked Only: 8.6% Upper Flagstone — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 430 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rockmount Upper Flagstone
Connectivity score 18/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Rockmount

River Rural

Upper Flagstone

Rural

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