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Rockyview QLD 4701

Rockyview is in Livingstone LGA, QLD, postcode 4701, with population 1,735.

The read

Verify-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$979K
House median, latest period
0.0%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$480/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.6%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
1,735
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
8h 16m
636.9 km to Brisbane CBD · free-flow
Solar
9,432
506 added 12mo · 58MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$573/wk (-$29,814/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-32% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Rockyview

Owner-occupied 97%Rented 3%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.2%
1,101 of 2,149 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,715/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,149
Reported capital gains1,621
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

98% of homes here are owner-occupied and 3% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

98% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.6% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

37%
of household income to service a new loan
8.7 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $4,693/mo vs median rent $2,080/mo (+126% · +$603/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $3,737/mo (-956) · at 6.0% (current): $4,693/mo · at 8.0%: $5,744/mo (+1,051)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Affordability

Buying
6.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — owning runs $87/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$979K
Household income · yr
$151K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.6%

Household income

$151K household · yr+89.2% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$59K
Family
$151K
Household
$151K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)34% could service the median house
Under $300
10
$300-649
15
$650-999
28
$1,000-1,499
46
$1,500-1,999
38
$2,000-2,999
114
$3,000-3,999
91
$4,000+
125

Serviceability line: a household needs about $3,610/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 23% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,600/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (527 households)
Owned outright
35%
Owned with mortgage
63%
Rented
3%
Dwelling structure4.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 89% drive, 1% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 6% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,149
4,149 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,149
Total incidents4,149· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault95538%
  • Break And Enter38415%
  • Drug Offences86635%
  • Fraud28712%

Bushfire exposure

High exposure ~58.7%
~58.7% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~5.3% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

5,454 people · 20226,117 by 2032 (+12.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Glenlee - Rockyview SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Rockyview QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Rockyview (postcode 4701) is a small community in Queensland within the Livingstone local government area. With a population of 1,735, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $151K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Rockyview is $979,000, broadly unchanged over the past year. The median weekly rent is $480 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

The crime rate in the Livingstone LGA is moderate at 4,149 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.6% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($979K/$1.1M). The price-to-income ratio of 6.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.6% Low Yield
Price vs State$979K/$1.1M· Near Median
Affordability6.5x· Moderate
Price Momentum+0.0%· Stable
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$480
Gross yield2.6%
Price / income6.5x
Sales vol (latest Q)(31 December 2025)50
Population growth · Livingstone LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)43,668
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Livingstone LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)193
Houses 84%Units 16%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Livingstone LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4701ATO
Negatively geared4.2%
1,101 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,715/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,149
Reported capital gains1,621
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,735
Median age39
Household size3.2
HH income · wk$2,897
Personal income · wk$1,141
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,386 → $2,897
Change+21.4%
vs QLD median+3.4 pp
Median rent+9.1%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Livingstone LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Capricorn Coast Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Livingstone LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places252
Bolton Clarke Sunset Ridge120 places
Blue Care Capricorn Aged Care Facility66 places
Capricorn Adventist Retirement Village66 places
Childcare · Livingstone LGAACECQA
Services15
Approved places1,260
Exceeding NQS5
Coastal Kids Yeppoon199 places
Taranganba Early Learning191 places
Skippy's Early Learning Yeppoon129 places
Cedar Avenue Early Learning114 places
Coastal Kids Kindergarten100 places
Coastal Kids Childcare96 places
+9 more in Livingstone LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Rockyview depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · 31 December 2025 · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Rockyview FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Rockyview in?

    Rockyview is in the Livingstone Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4701. Council-level context for Livingstone LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Rockyview?

    The current median house price in Rockyview, QLD is $979K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Rockyview?

    The median weekly rent in Rockyview is $480/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Rockyview a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Rockyview show: Low Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Rockyview?

    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.

  6. How often is the Rockyview 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.