Located in Queensland within the Rockhampton local government area, Depot Hill is a small locality (postcode 4700). The area has roughly 995 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $50K 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 labourers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $953.
Depot Hill is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 819, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Rockhampton LGA is higher than average at 11,636 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.