Rockhampton Surrounds - West

QLD

Rockhampton Surrounds - West is a growing region in QLD with 3,226 residents.

SA2 code: 308031220
State: QLD

Population

3,226

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+8.6%

3yr: +4.6% · 10yr: +9.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$300/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,851/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Rockhampton Surrounds - West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.6%5yr: +8.6%10yr: +9.1%Total: +18.6%

Population grew from 2,720 to 3,226 over 24 years, averaging 0.7% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Almost entirely detached houses (99.7%), owner-occupied (82.9%).

Dwelling mix

Houses 99.7%

961 houses3 townhouses

Tenure

Owned 41.3%

Mortgage 41.6%

Owned 41.3%Mortgage 41.6%Renting 9.2%Other / NS 7.9%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

33 (3.5%)

2 bed

155 (16.6%)

3 bed

357 (38.3%)

4 bed

282 (30.3%)

5 bed

78 (8.4%)

6+ bed

27 (2.9%)