Rocksberg vs Upper Caboolture

Upper Caboolture is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 52 in Rocksberg. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocksberg, about half of households are couple families. In Upper Caboolture, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rocksberg: a median of $1.7 million, against $910,000 in Upper Caboolture, and rent is higher there too. Upper Caboolture is closer to the city centre: 50.8 km, against 57.5 km. On these figures, Rocksberg tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Upper Caboolture suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Upper Caboolture

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Upper Caboolture

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($910,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Upper Caboolture

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Caboolture

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (50.8 km vs 57.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 64 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Rocksberg has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)
  • Upper Caboolture carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Upper Caboolture

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.7% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
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.

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Walkability 0 / 0
Rocksberg — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Caboolture — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 66
Rocksberg — Safety: 44/100 Upper Caboolture — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rocksberg — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Caboolture — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Upper Caboolture has more residents (5,087 vs 277); Rocksberg skews older (52 vs 33).

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Population 277 5,087
+1736% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.7% +20.7%
Median age 52 33
Median household income $93,860/yr $97,708/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+28% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
0-4 3.2% / 6.9%
Rocksberg — 0-4: 3.2% Upper Caboolture — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 9.0% / 17.2%
Rocksberg — 5-14: 9.0% Upper Caboolture — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 3.2% / 7.1%
Rocksberg — 15-19: 3.2% Upper Caboolture — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.7% / 6.2%
Rocksberg — 20-24: 4.7% Upper Caboolture — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 4.0% / 13.9%
Rocksberg — 25-34: 4.0% Upper Caboolture — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 11.2% / 13.0%
Rocksberg — 35-44: 11.2% Upper Caboolture — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 20.2% / 12.1%
Rocksberg — 45-54: 20.2% Upper Caboolture — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.5% / 10.5%
Rocksberg — 55-64: 15.5% Upper Caboolture — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 19.1% / 8.9%
Rocksberg — 65-74: 19.1% Upper Caboolture — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 9.4% / 3.6%
Rocksberg — 75-84: 9.4% Upper Caboolture — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 0.7%
Rocksberg — 85+: not among its largest Upper Caboolture — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rocksberg 50.0% couple families
Rocksberg — Couple Families: 50.0% Rocksberg — Lone Person: 35.9% Rocksberg — One Parent Families: 9.4% Rocksberg — Group Household: 4.7% Rocksberg — Other Families: 0.0%
Upper Caboolture 56.7% couple families
Upper Caboolture — Couple Families: 56.7% Upper Caboolture — Lone Person: 17.5% Upper Caboolture — One Parent Families: 21.4% Upper Caboolture — Group Household: 3.2% Upper Caboolture — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rocksberg 19.6% renting
Rocksberg — Owned Outright: 46.7% Rocksberg — Mortgage: 33.7% Rocksberg — Renting: 19.6%
Upper Caboolture 22.4% renting
Upper Caboolture — Owned Outright: 26.1% Upper Caboolture — Mortgage: 51.5% Upper Caboolture — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 20.8%
Rocksberg — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Upper Caboolture — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.3%
Rocksberg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Upper Caboolture — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 6.2%
Rocksberg — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Upper Caboolture — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.1%
Rocksberg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Upper Caboolture — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Rocksberg — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Upper Caboolture — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
England 3.6% / 3.6%
Rocksberg — England: 3.6% Upper Caboolture — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.4% / 4.0%
Rocksberg — New Zealand: 1.4% Upper Caboolture — New Zealand: 4.0%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.8%
Rocksberg — South Africa: 1.1% Upper Caboolture — South Africa: 0.8%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.4%
Rocksberg — Scotland: 1.1% Upper Caboolture — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Rocksberg — Netherlands: 1.1% Upper Caboolture — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.6%
Rocksberg — Philippines: not among its largest Upper Caboolture — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rocksberg 92.9% houses
Rocksberg — Houses: 92.9% Rocksberg — Townhouses: 3.0% Rocksberg — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Upper Caboolture 96.5% houses
Upper Caboolture — Houses: 96.5% Upper Caboolture — Townhouses: 2.3% Upper Caboolture — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Median house price $1,700,000 $910,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 61 sales

Development activity

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Houses — 3.8%
$690/wk on $950K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Rocksberg carries more crime risk (56 vs 34).

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
34/100
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

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
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

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 20 11

Mobility

Rocksberg sits further from the CBD (57.5 km vs 50.8 km).

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 57.5 km
+12% vs other
 50.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4510
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4510
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.

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Car (driver) 60.6% / 77.2%
Rocksberg — Car (driver): 60.6% Upper Caboolture — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 30.3% / 12.6%
Rocksberg — Worked from Home: 30.3% Upper Caboolture — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.6%
Rocksberg — Car (passenger): 4.6% Upper Caboolture — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 4.6% / 0.8%
Rocksberg — Walked Only: 4.6% Upper Caboolture — Walked Only: 0.8%
Train — / 2.9%
Rocksberg — Train: not among its largest Upper Caboolture — Train: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Connectivity score 28/100 81/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
107 premises
 65%
1,995 premises

Climate

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Rocksberg Upper Caboolture
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rocksberg

Outer Retirees River

Upper Caboolture

Acreage Family Outer

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