Suburb Profile Report for West Rockhampton QLD (4700)

West Rockhampton House: Median price $272,750, Annual capital growth 0.93%, Number of sales 46, Weekly median advertised rent $368

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Source: CoreLogic RP Data

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Number of sales

Source: Monthly data update for Sep 2021 as supplied by CoreLogic. Data is reported to the period ending Jun 2021. Please note that property sales data is routinely updated, so may change retrospectively.

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House Report

If you compare the increase in value of investment property in West Rockhampton, 4700 to the rest of Australia, it performed around average. The median increase in value, or capital gain property investors experienced for this QLD suburb was 13.65%.

Taking the average capital gain, or increase in median house value, West Rockhampton,4700 has racked up an average of 13.65% over the period. This ranks it number 1410th in the whole country for real estate investors looking at median house price increases.

At number 86th of QLD’s most discounted properties, West Rockhampton is in the bottom 20% of the state/territory when listing in order of most discounted to least.

Often selling an investment property can take time, and in West Rockhampton the average time real estate has been on the market is 94.8667 days.

West Rockhampton is 45th on a list of best yielding suburbs for rents in QLD with a 7.01% return

Metrics	HOUSE	UNIT
Median price	$272,750	N/A
Quarterly growth	-2.59%	N/A
12-month growth	13.65%	N/A
Average Annual Growth	0.93%	N/A
Weekly median advertised rent	$368	N/A
Number of sales	46	N/A
Gross rental yield	7.01%	N/A
Days on market	94.8666666666667	N/A

DSR Score for property investment : Balanced (U), Above average (H)

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Demographics

Total population	1810
Median household income ($/weekly)	1045
Median age of persons	36
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly)	1400
Average household size	2.5

Census	Count	Percent(%)
5-14 years	250	13.8
25-34 years	221	12.2
35-44 years	228	12.6
45-54 years	218	12.0
55-64 years	171	9.4
Others	723	39.9

Age Group

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Not Married	563	46.1
Registered Married	530	43.4
Defacto Relationship	128	10.5

Social Marital Status

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Australia	1485	92.1
Papua New Guinea	16	1.0
Philippines	10	0.6
United Kingdom	25	1.5
Other	35	2.2
Others	42	2.6

Country of Birth

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Christianity	1235	79.7
No Religion	287	18.5
Hinduism	11	0.7
Buddhism	8	0.5
Islam	8	0.5
Others	0	0.0

Religious Affiliation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
$300-$399	53	9.6
$400-$599	81	14.7
$600-$799	64	11.6
$1,250-$1,499	55	10.0
$1,500-$1,999	76	13.8
Others	223	40.4

Gross Household Income (Weekly)

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Not in the labour force	501	38.3
Employed, worked full-time	500	38.3
Employed, worked part-time	191	14.6
Employed, away from work	70	5.4
Unemployed, looking for work	45	3.4

Person Characteristics

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Professionals	109	14.3
Technicians & trades workers	143	18.8
Community & personal service workers	101	13.3
Clerical & administrative workers	97	12.7
Labourers	104	13.6
Others	208	27.3

Occupation

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Pre-school	15	4.6
Infants/Primary	127	38.6
Secondary	102	31.0
Technical or Further Educational Institution	38	11.6
University or other Tertiary Institutions	40	12.2
Others	7	2.1

Type of Educational Institution Attending

Census	Count	Percent(%)
Separate house	1525	95.9
Flat, unit or apartment	46	2.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse	19	1.2
Caravan, cabin, houseboat	0	0.0
Improvised home, tent, sleepers out	0	0.0
Others	0	0.0