Rocky Point vs Trunding

Rocky Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 32 in Trunding. In both, most households rent. In Rocky Point, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Trunding, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Rocky Point tends to suit families with children, while Trunding suits 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

Rocky Point

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 53%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Trunding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($471/wk vs $530/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Trunding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (2493.1 km vs 2495.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trunding

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Rocky Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.1% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Rocky Point Trunding
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.

Rocky Point Trunding
Walkability 35 / 33
Rocky Point — Walkability: 35/100 Trunding — Walkability: 33/100
Safety 35 / 32
Rocky Point — Safety: 35/100 Trunding — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Rocky Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trunding — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rocky Point has more residents (2,214 vs 929); Rocky Point rents higher ($530/wk vs $471/wk).

Rocky Point Trunding
Population 2,214
+58% vs other
 929
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.1% -3.4%
Median age 29 32
Median household income $158,860/yr $160,056/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+11% vs other
 $471/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rocky Point Trunding
0-4 9.6% / 7.5%
Rocky Point — 0-4: 9.6% Trunding — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 18.4% / 13.9%
Rocky Point — 5-14: 18.4% Trunding — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 6.5% / 5.9%
Rocky Point — 15-19: 6.5% Trunding — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.9% / 8.9%
Rocky Point — 20-24: 6.9% Trunding — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 17.9% / 19.5%
Rocky Point — 25-34: 17.9% Trunding — 25-34: 19.5%
35-44 16.4% / 13.3%
Rocky Point — 35-44: 16.4% Trunding — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.3% / 15.6%
Rocky Point — 45-54: 14.3% Trunding — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 7.8% / 11.3%
Rocky Point — 55-64: 7.8% Trunding — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 1.5% / 3.2%
Rocky Point — 65-74: 1.5% Trunding — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 0.4% / 1.6%
Rocky Point — 75-84: 0.4% Trunding — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ — / —
Rocky Point — 85+: not among its largest Trunding — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rocky Point 59.6% couple families
Rocky Point — Couple Families: 59.6% Rocky Point — Lone Person: 21.8% Rocky Point — One Parent Families: 13.7% Rocky Point — Group Household: 3.9% Rocky Point — Other Families: 1.0%
Trunding 51.8% couple families
Trunding — Couple Families: 51.8% Trunding — Lone Person: 32.4% Trunding — One Parent Families: 9.0% Trunding — Group Household: 5.4% Trunding — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rocky Point 64.4% renting
Rocky Point — Owned Outright: 8.2% Rocky Point — Mortgage: 27.5% Rocky Point — Renting: 64.4%
Trunding 59.6% renting
Trunding — Owned Outright: 12.0% Trunding — Mortgage: 28.4% Trunding — Renting: 59.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rocky Point Trunding
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 25.8%
Rocky Point — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Trunding — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 7.6%
Rocky Point — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Trunding — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 5.6%
Rocky Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Trunding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.0%
Rocky Point — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Trunding — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.2%
Rocky Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Trunding — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Rocky Point Trunding
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.7%
Rocky Point — New Zealand: 2.3% Trunding — New Zealand: 2.7%
England 1.7% / 1.3%
Rocky Point — England: 1.7% Trunding — England: 1.3%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.1%
Rocky Point — Philippines: 1.3% Trunding — Philippines: 1.1%
Thailand 0.3% / 1.1%
Rocky Point — Thailand: 0.3% Trunding — Thailand: 1.1%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.5%
Rocky Point — South Africa: 0.6% Trunding — South Africa: 0.5%
India 0.5% / —
Rocky Point — India: 0.5% Trunding — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rocky Point 70.6% houses
Rocky Point — Houses: 70.6% Rocky Point — Townhouses: 25.2% Rocky Point — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Trunding 53.4% houses
Trunding — Houses: 53.4% Trunding — Townhouses: 43.4% Trunding — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rocky Point Trunding
Median house price $524,250 $529,000
Median unit price $407,500 $411,000
Median land price $592,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

Rocky Point Trunding
New dwellings approved 6
across Weipa
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Rocky Point Trunding
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 97% of QLD
same for both
Schools Higher than 29% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 83% of QLD
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Trunding scores higher overall (54 vs 46).

Rocky Point Trunding
Grade C B
Score 46/100 54/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rocky Point Trunding
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
49/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Rocky Point Trunding
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Rocky Point

  • St Joseph's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Western Cape College Government · Combined below peers
  • Western Cape College - Weipa Government · Combined

Schools in Trunding

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Rocky Point Trunding
Childcare 2 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1 0

Mobility

Rocky Point sits further from the CBD (2495.2 km vs 2493.1 km).

Rocky Point Trunding
Walkability score 35/100 33/100
Distance to Brisbane 2495.2 km 2493.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1871 min 1869 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4874
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 1
postcode 4874
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.

Rocky Point Trunding
Car (driver) 75.8% / 80.6%
Rocky Point — Car (driver): 75.8% Trunding — Car (driver): 80.6%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / 7.0%
Rocky Point — Car (passenger): 8.0% Trunding — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 6.4% / 3.4%
Rocky Point — Walked Only: 6.4% Trunding — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus 3.5% / 4.1%
Rocky Point — Bus: 3.5% Trunding — Bus: 4.1%
Worked from Home 3.1% / 3.2%
Rocky Point — Worked from Home: 3.1% Trunding — Worked from Home: 3.2%
Bicycle 3.1% / 1.8%
Rocky Point — Bicycle: 3.1% Trunding — Bicycle: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Rocky Point Trunding
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 283 m 869 m

NBN connectivity

Rocky Point Trunding
Connectivity score 62/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
886 premises
 20%
403 premises

Climate

Rocky Point Trunding
Annual rainfall 1,973 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Rocky Point Trunding
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Federal electorate

Rocky Point Trunding
Division Leichhardt
same for both
Member Matt Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rocky Point Trunding
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rocky Point

Affordable Coastal Family Townhouses Young Families

Trunding

Affordable Coastal Townhouses

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