Gracemere
QLD 4702 · Rockhampton
12,023 (2021) → 12,717 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gracemere is a suburb in Rockhampton, QLD 4702, about 516km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Gracemere are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 35km inland. Gracemere has an overall score of 22/100, 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 (1.88%), England (1.2%), Philippines (0.77%), South Africa (0.52%), India (0.52%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.38%), Filipino (0.31%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.22%), Hindi (0.22%), Malayalam (0.19%)
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 944 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 989
- Gracemere State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 917
- Waraburra State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 863
Nearby (within 10km)
- Port Curtis Road State SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.8kmICSEA 903
- Rockhampton Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 7.8kmICSEA 876
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8kmICSEA 1037
- Allenstown State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.7kmICSEA 887
- Rockhampton Girls Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 8.7kmICSEA 1012
- Crescent Lagoon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.9kmICSEA 921
- The Rockhampton Grammar School - Quarry Street CampusSecondary · Independent · 9.1km
- The Rockhampton Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 9.2kmICSEA 1072
- Depot Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 815
- The Cathedral CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 9.4kmICSEA 1031
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 Gracemere
Is Gracemere safe?
Gracemere 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 Gracemere from Brisbane CBD?
Gracemere is about 515.6 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Gracemere?
Gracemere has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 923 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gracemere?
Gracemere has a transport score of 0/100.