Frenchville
QLD 4701 · Rockhampton
8,982 (2021) → 9,075 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Frenchville is a suburb in Rockhampton, QLD 4701, about 522km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Frenchville are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 22km inland. Frenchville has an overall score of 42/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 33/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (1.58%), England (1.54%), India (0.68%), Philippines (0.68%), South Africa (0.62%)
Top languages: Mandarin (0.51%), Afrikaans (0.48%), Portuguese (0.43%), Vietnamese (0.39%), Punjabi (0.29%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Rockhampton local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 950 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Frenchville State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1005
- Rockhampton North Special SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 937
- North Rockhampton State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 913
Nearby (within 10km)
- Lighthouse Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.2kmICSEA 991
- Mount Archer State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 915
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1001
- Emmaus College - Yaamba Road CampusSecondary · Catholic · 2.3km
- Emmaus CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 997
- Berserker Street State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 819
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1027
- Glenmore State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 922
- Glenmore State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 864
- Capricornia (Rockhampton Campus) School of Dist EdCombined · Government · 3.3km
- Lakes Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 894
- Heights CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1006
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Frenchville
Is Frenchville safe?
Frenchville has a residential safety score of 33/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 12,380 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Frenchville from Brisbane CBD?
Frenchville is about 521.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Frenchville?
Frenchville has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 952 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Frenchville?
Frenchville has a transport score of 0/100.