Scotchy Pocket vs Sexton
Sexton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Scotchy Pocket. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Scotchy Pocket, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Scotchy Pocket tends to suit couples, while Sexton 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
Scotchy Pocket
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 54%)
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
Scotchy Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($26/wk vs $310/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sexton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (195 km vs 198.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sexton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.1% vs -25.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Scotchy Pocket and Sexton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Sexton rents higher ($310/wk vs $26/wk); Sexton has more residents (187 vs 55).
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 55 | 187 +240% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -25.7% | +16.1% |
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $79,092/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $26/wk | $310/wk +1092% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 467 across Gympie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +16% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of QLD | Higher than 2% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of QLD | Higher than 41% of QLD |
Liveability
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 1 |
Mobility
Scotchy Pocket sits further from the CBD (198.9 km vs 195 km).
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 198.9 km +2% vs other | 195 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 145 min | 147 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 4570 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 4570 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).
Setting
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 63 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 67 premises |
Climate
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,936/yr same for both | |
| Council | Gympie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Scotchy Pocket | Sexton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.