Average rent in Rockhampton Surrounds - West, QLD — 2026

Rockhampton Surrounds - West sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $300/week — 16% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 83% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 9% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (98%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,002, the median age is 43, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 4% of residents were born overseas. Rockhampton Surrounds - West is 541km from Brisbane, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.