White Rock vs Edmonton

Edmonton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in White Rock. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Edmonton, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, White Rock tends to suit people living alone, while Edmonton suits couples.

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

Edmonton

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 7)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 74%)
  • But White Rock carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Edmonton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($236,000 vs $482,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Edmonton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 25/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1156 min vs 1164 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1686.1 km vs 1691.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

White Rock

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 88/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 10%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)
  • But Edmonton has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

White Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.2% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

White Rock Edmonton
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.

White Rock Edmonton
Walkability 25 / 76
White Rock — Walkability: 25/100 Edmonton — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 71 / 12
White Rock — Safety: 71/100 Edmonton — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
White Rock — Low fire risk: 100/100 Edmonton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Edmonton has more residents (11,409 vs 4,918); Edmonton has higher household incomes ($85,436 vs $72,592).

White Rock Edmonton
Population 4,918 11,409
+132% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +6.1%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $72,592/yr $85,436/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $350/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Rock Edmonton
0-4 7.0% / 7.6%
White Rock — 0-4: 7.0% Edmonton — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 15.0% / 16.6%
White Rock — 5-14: 15.0% Edmonton — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 6.3% / 7.0%
White Rock — 15-19: 6.3% Edmonton — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.7% / 6.1%
White Rock — 20-24: 5.7% Edmonton — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.1% / 14.5%
White Rock — 25-34: 13.1% Edmonton — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 13.1% / 13.3%
White Rock — 35-44: 13.1% Edmonton — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 12.3% / 13.6%
White Rock — 45-54: 12.3% Edmonton — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 10.5% / 9.8%
White Rock — 55-64: 10.5% Edmonton — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 9.9% / 7.2%
White Rock — 65-74: 9.9% Edmonton — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 5.1% / 3.3%
White Rock — 75-84: 5.1% Edmonton — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 2.0% / 1.2%
White Rock — 85+: 2.0% Edmonton — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

White Rock 33.2% couple families
White Rock — Couple Families: 33.2% White Rock — Lone Person: 35.4% White Rock — One Parent Families: 23.5% White Rock — Group Household: 5.2% White Rock — Other Families: 2.7%
Edmonton 45.8% couple families
Edmonton — Couple Families: 45.8% Edmonton — Lone Person: 26.8% Edmonton — One Parent Families: 21.8% Edmonton — Group Household: 4.1% Edmonton — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

White Rock 38.0% renting
White Rock — Owned Outright: 24.4% White Rock — Mortgage: 37.5% White Rock — Renting: 38.0%
Edmonton 33.0% renting
Edmonton — Owned Outright: 22.9% Edmonton — Mortgage: 44.2% Edmonton — Renting: 33.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

White Rock Edmonton
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.9%
White Rock — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Edmonton — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 6.6%
White Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Edmonton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 5.7%
White Rock — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Edmonton — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.0%
White Rock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Edmonton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.9%
White Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Edmonton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

White Rock Edmonton
New Zealand 3.1% / 2.2%
White Rock — New Zealand: 3.1% Edmonton — New Zealand: 2.2%
England 2.6% / 1.9%
White Rock — England: 2.6% Edmonton — England: 1.9%
Philippines 1.7% / 1.2%
White Rock — Philippines: 1.7% Edmonton — Philippines: 1.2%
Japan 0.8% / 0.4%
White Rock — Japan: 0.8% Edmonton — Japan: 0.4%
Germany 0.8% / 0.4%
White Rock — Germany: 0.8% Edmonton — Germany: 0.4%
Thailand 0.6% / 0.6%
White Rock — Thailand: 0.6% Edmonton — Thailand: 0.6%
India 0.4% / 0.6%
White Rock — India: 0.4% Edmonton — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

White Rock 74.0% houses
White Rock — Houses: 74.0% White Rock — Flats / Apartments: 12.1% White Rock — Townhouses: 13.9%
Edmonton 90.1% houses
Edmonton — Houses: 90.1% Edmonton — Flats / Apartments: 8.1% Edmonton — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

White Rock Edmonton
Median house price $664,000 $712,500
Median unit price $482,000 $236,000
Median land price — $542,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 52 sales
 22 days
from 90 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

White Rock Edmonton
3 bed $645K / $626K
White Rock — 3 bed: $645K (50 sales) Edmonton — 3 bed: $626K (76 sales)

50 vs 76 sales

4 bed $688K / $764K
White Rock — 4 bed: $688K (36 sales) Edmonton — 4 bed: $764K (119 sales)

36 vs 119 sales

5 bed $838K / $780K
White Rock — 5 bed: $838K (8 sales) Edmonton — 5 bed: $780K (9 sales)

8 vs 9 sales

Development activity

White Rock Edmonton
New dwellings approved 767
across Cairns
same for both
Approvals change year on year -81%
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.

White Rock Edmonton
Houses 5.2%
$700/wk on $700K
 4.7%
$700/wk on $772K
Units — 9.9%
$450/wk on $238K

Ranking within QLD

White Rock Edmonton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 59% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 8% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 81% of QLD Higher than 94% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 83% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Edmonton is more walkable (76 vs 25); White Rock scores higher overall (46 vs 33).

White Rock Edmonton
Grade C D
Score 46/100 33/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Edmonton carries more crime risk (88 vs 29).

White Rock Edmonton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 High
88/100
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 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

White Rock Edmonton
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in White Rock

  • Trinity Anglican School Independent · Combined at peers
  • White Rock State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Edmonton

  • Hambledon State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Isabella State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Holy Spirit College - Edmonton Campus Catholic · Secondary
  • Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre - Edmonton Campus Independent · Primary · Special school
  • QCHS - Cairns Campus Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

White Rock Edmonton
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 7 15
Childcare 6 7
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 15 18

Mobility

White Rock sits further from the CBD (1691.8 km vs 1686.1 km).

White Rock Edmonton
Walkability score 25/100 76/100
Distance to Brisbane 1691.8 km 1686.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1164 min 1156 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 41.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 61.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4868
 0.4%
postcode 4869
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4868
 72
postcode 4869

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.

White Rock Edmonton
Car (driver) 78.4% / 78.8%
White Rock — Car (driver): 78.4% Edmonton — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 10.6%
White Rock — Worked from Home: 10.1% Edmonton — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 7.3%
White Rock — Car (passenger): 7.6% Edmonton — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Bus 2.4% / 1.7%
White Rock — Bus: 2.4% Edmonton — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.0%
White Rock — Walked Only: 0.8% Edmonton — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

White Rock Edmonton
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 9.0 km

NBN connectivity

White Rock Edmonton
Connectivity score 68/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
2,126 premises
 51%
4,773 premises

Climate

White Rock Edmonton
Annual rainfall 2,121 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 18.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

White Rock Edmonton
PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

White Rock Edmonton
Average residential rate $1,354/yr
same for both
Council Cairns
same for both

Federal electorate

White Rock Edmonton
Division Leichhardt Kennedy
Member Matt Smith Bob Katter
Party Australian Labor Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)

First Home Owner Grant

White Rock Edmonton
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

White Rock

Family River

Edmonton

Family Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

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