The Common, QLD 4701
About The Common, QLD 4701
No house or unit sales or leases were recorded in The Common, QLD 4701 in the last 12 months, so there is no recent price or rent to report. It is home to about 4 residents.
Beyond that, the clearest read on The Common is the most recent Census — the resident profile below.
Who lives hereAn older-leaning suburb, split fairly evenly between renters and owners.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
The Common demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in The Common?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in The Common
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in The Common
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.0× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around The Common
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around The Common
No school inside The Common itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 25 primary schools in The Common and its surrounds, and 10 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
- Nearby · within 5 km · 34Order by
- 1The Rockhampton Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Rockhampton Girls Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Berserker Street State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Berserker · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · North Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Kingsley CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Berserker · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Rockhampton Special SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Depot Hill State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Depot Hill · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Lakes Creek State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Lakes Creek · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Mount Archer State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Koongal · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11The Cathedral CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Allenstown State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Allenstown · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13North Rockhampton State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Frenchville · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Park Avenue · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Rockhampton North Special SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Frenchville · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16Park Avenue State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Park Avenue · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 17Emmaus CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Park Avenue · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 18Rockhampton State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Wandal · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 19The Hall State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Wandal · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 20Rockhampton Flexible SchoolCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 21Port Curtis Road State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Port Curtis · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 22St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Wandal · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 23St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · North Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 24Frenchville State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Frenchville · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 25Crescent Lagoon State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · West Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 26Lighthouse Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Norman Gardens · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 27Glenmore State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Kawana · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 28Glenmore State High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Kawana · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 29Heights CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · North Rockhampton · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 30Parkhurst State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Parkhurst · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 31Gracemere State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Gracemere · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 32St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Gracemere · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 33Waraburra State SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Gracemere · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 34Carinity Education - RockhamptonIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Glenlee · 2.8 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students257Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
The Common median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for The Common — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
The Common property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in The Common
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
The Common against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — The Common in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Transaction-mix timeseries not available for this suburb.
The Common median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Suburbs near The Common: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to The Common, ranked by distance — each lined up against The Common on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · The Common
8 data-driven answers about The Common's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is The Common in?
#The Common is in postcode 4701, in the Capricorn Region region of QLD. Addresses there are written as The Common, QLD 4701.
What is the population of The Common?
#The Common, QLD 4701 is home to 3 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 40, and the average household holds 1.0 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in The Common?
#The median household in The Common earns $878 per week — roughly $46k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $439/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in The Common?
#The unemployment rate in The Common is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in The Common?
#The Common is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near The Common?
#The Common has 34 schools within reach — including Berserker Street State School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Kingsley College. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is The Common a good place to live?
#The Common, QLD 4701 has a population of 3, a median age of 40, a median household income around $878/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 34 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this The Common market data last updated?
#This The Common market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.