West Rockhampton QLD 4700
West Rockhampton is in Rockhampton LGA, QLD, postcode 4700, with population 1,848.
Strong evidence
West Rockhampton has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
West Rockhampton has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
West Rockhampton has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $550/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
West Rockhampton has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth
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Property prices, Hospitals, Transport
West Rockhampton currently reads as a affordability-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices, Transport.
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Property prices, Transport
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West Rockhampton QLD
West Rockhampton is a small community in Queensland within the Rockhampton local government area (postcode 4700). With a population of 1,848, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,215.
West Rockhampton is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 903, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Rockhampton LGA is higher than average at 11,689 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
West Rockhampton is a small community in Queensland within the Rockhampton local government area (postcode 4700). With a population of 1,848, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,215.
West Rockhampton is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 903, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Rockhampton LGA is higher than average at 11,689 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
West Rockhampton FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is West Rockhampton in?
West Rockhampton is in the Rockhampton Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4700. Council-level context for Rockhampton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in West Rockhampton?
The median weekly rent in West Rockhampton is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about West Rockhampton?
Rent context available: West Rockhampton has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is West Rockhampton a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for West Rockhampton show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for West Rockhampton?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the West Rockhampton data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.