Rocky Point QLD 4874
Located in Queensland, Rocky Point sits 2,495 km from Brisbane CBD, around 31 hours 10 minutes by car. The town has 2,214 residents, a median age of 29, and a median household income of $158,860 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 13.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $530 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,063. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 3 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Rocky Point a good town?
Rocky Point scores a C (46/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on schools.
Below the state average
3 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 35/100 · 2495.2 km · 1871 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $524K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 65/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 29 · 2,214 residents
Liveability Rating
46 / 100 · Ranked #609 in QLDEach bar is Rocky Point's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
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Our score
46 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataRocky Point's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $524,000, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$524,250
Based on 54 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 44 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 33 sales $500K
- 4 bed 17 sales $660K
Units
$407,500
Based on 24 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 124 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 8 sales $395K
- 3 bed 11 sales $405K
Is Rocky Point safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Rocky Point sits in the moderate band, with 47 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 9% on the prior year.
47 offences
9.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–20246 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2023Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 280 m
- Rate
- -0.26 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -5.3 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Three schools serve Rocky Point, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 1,171 students across 2 schools (avg 586)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 820-949, median 884 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Western Cape College (1,010 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Rocky Point is car-dependent on foot — at 35/100, most errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Rocky Point.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 31%
- Premises covered
- 886
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Weipa: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Rocky Point is home to about 2,200 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 29 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $159,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,214
Median Age
29
Median Household Income
$158,860/yr
Census Median Rent
$530/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,063/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$81,952/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
22.7%
Total Dwellings
622
Owner-Occupier Rate
35.6%
Houses
70.6%
Rental Stress
17.3%
Mortgage Stress
15.6%
Work From Home
3.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
10 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 363 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 77.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 75.4%
- Employment Rate
- 72.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 38.3%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
34 residents (1.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.0% of residents (140) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (78).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,002 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Building Approvals: Weipa
In the year to August 2026, 6 new dwellings were approved across Weipa. The pipeline is entirely townhouses and apartments — no detached houses.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Aboriginal party for this area is Weipa Peninsula People.
Under Queensland's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party for an area follows native title. No native title claim is currently registered here, so the last registered claimant remains the Aboriginal party.
Air Quality
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 4.6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 10.1 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1.
From the Weipa (Far North Queensland) monitoring station, 0.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Weipa Eastern Ave, 0.6 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 283 m
- Annual rainfall
- 1,973 mm
- 80 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 4874, 3 of 4,791 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.4% (19 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4874, 27 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,900 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 4 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $524,250 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Matt Smith Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Smith | 56.1% | 43.9% | +9.5 |
| 2022 | Warren Entsch | 46.6% | 53.4% | -0.7 |
| 2019 | Warren Entsch | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Kempton Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | David Kempton LNP | 55.0% |
| 2020 | Cynthia Lui ALP | 56.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 2,214 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Rocky Point
Is Rocky Point a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Rocky Point is moderate (65/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Rocky Point?
Rocky Point has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Rocky Point a good place to live?
Rocky Point has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (46/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Rocky Point?
Rocky Point, QLD had a population of 2,214 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Rocky Point, QLD?
The postcode for Rocky Point, QLD is 4874.
How far is Rocky Point from Brisbane?
Rocky Point is 2,495 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 1871 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Rocky Point?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Rocky Point was $158,860 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Rocky Point?
There are too few current rental listings in Rocky Point for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $530, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Rocky Point?
The median age of residents in Rocky Point was 29 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Rocky Point?
There are 3 schools inside the Rocky Point boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Rocky Point walkable?
Rocky Point scores 35/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Rocky Point?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Rocky Point (Weipa (Far North Queensland)) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.6 µg/m³ and PM10 of 10.1 µg/m³. That puts Rocky Point below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Rocky Point?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Rocky Point, Weipa Eastern Ave (0.6 km away), 1,973 mm of rain a year over 80 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Rocky Point?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Rocky Point belong to?
Rocky Point sits within the Weipa local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much is being built near Rocky Point?
Across Weipa, 6 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Rocky Point in?
Rocky Point sits within the federal Division of Leichhardt, currently held by Matt Smith (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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