Rocky Point

Schools in Rocky Point iICSEA: school advantage index. 1000 = national avg, higher = more advantaged

Demographics

The median age of 52 runs 12 years above the national average, and the aging trajectory is confirmed: the senior share rose 5.9 points over the decade while the young adult share fell 2.6 points. Couples without children account for 40.6% of families, above national norms, consistent with empty-nesters who have stayed in place. The 90.4% residential stability rate reinforces this: only 9.6% of residents moved in the 5 years prior to the Census, lower than most QLD suburbs. Overseas-born residents reach 22.0%, which is 0.4 points above the national figure. Ancestry leads with English (47 people), followed by Italian (17) and German (10). Volunteering at 21.4% exceeds typical national rates, pointing to a civic-minded older community.

Every dwelling in Rocky Point is a separate house, a uniformity rare even in rural Queensland, where the national stock mix includes roughly a third non-house dwellings. Bedroom distribution leans large: 38.6% have 4 or more bedrooms and 43.2% have 3 bedrooms, compared to a national average that sits lower on both measures. Tenure is dominated by outright owners at 47.1%, with mortgagees at 33.3% and renters at 19.6%. The estimated median of $416,000 sits below the national house median, and mortgage-to-income at 17.2% and rent-to-income at 19.1% both fall well below stress thresholds. Average household size of 2.6 is slightly above the national figure, consistent with family-sized occupancy across the larger detached stock.

Community Profile

Economy & Employment

Construction and Hospitality each account for 20% of local employment, followed by Public Administration, Education and Healthcare at 16% each. By occupation, Managers (14 workers) lead ahead of Professionals (9) and Clerical/Admin (8), a profile aligned with the IEO decile 9 score placing Rocky Point above most Australian suburbs on education and occupational advantage. The full-time employment rate is 61.5%, and unemployment records zero, though small sample sizes make precision limited. The participation rate of only 45.2% reflects 39 residents outside the labour force, consistent with the older median age of 52. Real incomes grew 13.6% over the decade and weekly household income of $1,833 sits at the 66.1st percentile nationally.

Transport to Work

Car dependency is total: 100% of workers drive and no public transport use is recorded, typical for a low-density rural setting at 17.8 persons per square kilometre. The IRSAD decile of 8 places Rocky Point above most Australian suburbs on the combined advantage-disadvantage scale nationally. No schools are recorded within the suburb boundary, so families use services in nearby centres, a practical trade-off common to communities of this scale. Only 7.7% of residents (10 people) need daily assistance, below what the median age of 52 might suggest. Volunteering reaches 21.4%, above the national average, and the 90.4% residential stability rate reflects a community that stays by choice.

Population Forecast

The broader local area recorded 9.4% population growth over 10 years, reaching 8,352 in 2024 after a 2.3% COVID dip that has fully recovered, sitting 4.4% above the pandemic low. Medium forecasts project 9,229 residents by 2031 at 1.3% annual growth. The gentrification score of 14 classifies the area as not gentrifying, consistent with a community already at IRSAD decile 8 with little demographic transformation expected. Affordability improved from 62.6% in 2011 to 46.1% in 2021, a 16-point gain that made the area more accessible relative to income over the decade. Internal migration runs at negative 89 per year, offset by overseas arrivals of positive 142, so net growth is entirely driven by international migration.

National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs

How Rocky Point compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs

Frequently Asked Questions