QLD · Weipa Council
Rocky Point, 4874
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Rocky Point wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Distance from the capital is part of the appeal, with wide open surrounds and a self-contained community rhythm. Salt air and open horizons give the suburb a relaxed, outdoor feel year-round.
The community skews younger, with family life visible on every street. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because parks and green space and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar coastal suburbs, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,214
- Median age
- 29
- Median household income / week
- $3,055
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 141 of 759
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,063
- Employment rate
- 72.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 45 / 157 / 21
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 144
- Against the person
- 62
- Against property
- 43
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 65
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 36 residents
- State safety percentile
- 81th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +9.2%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault114
- Good Order Offences30
- Other Property Damage32
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)45
- Traffic And Related Offences57
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 949
- St Joseph's Parish SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
7 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Hibberd LibraryLibrary
- Parking (2)
- Rocky Point Boat RampSlipway
- Andoom OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 25.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6062nd in Australia
- State rank
- 1404th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #57 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #115 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 66%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Andoom Ovalamenitiespitch
- Hibberd Libraryamenitieslibrary
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Rocky Point Boat Rampamenitiesslipway
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Assaultcrime114
- Good Order Offencescrime30
- Other Property Damagecrime32
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
More in Weipa Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.