Port Curtis QLD 4700
254 addresses · 32 streets
Capricornia Electorate › Rockhampton LGA › Port Curtis · 516 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Port Curtis is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 309 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,156 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Rockhampton City statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Curtis itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
1 Catholic church
2 libraries
1 post office
1 dog park
3 hardware stores
1 mechanic
Getting around. Train station: Rockhampton Railway Station, 3 km north · Railway halt: Archer Park, 4.7 km north · Bus interchange: Rockhampton, 4.4 km north · Airport: Rockhampton Airport, 6.1 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 59.3%
Population by age in Port Curtis
| 0-4 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 47 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 19 |
| 25-34 | 28 |
| 35-44 | 39 |
| 45-54 | 40 |
| 55-64 | 54 |
| 65-74 | 29 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Port Curtis
| House | 100 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Port Curtis
| <$650 | 21 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 25 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 20 |
Top ancestries in Port Curtis
| Australian | 137 |
|---|---|
| English | 125 |
| German | 40 |
| Ancestry NS | 35 |
| Irish | 29 |
| Scottish | 29 |
Housing tenure in Port Curtis
| Owned | 37 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 54 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Port Curtis
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 33 |
| 2 | 33 |
| 3 | 23 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Port Curtis
| Car | 95 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
28,132 bird observations recorded near Port Curtis — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (1,629)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,384)
- Magpie-lark (1,310)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,280)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,273)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,098)
- Whistling Kite (1,089)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (1,070)
- Australasian Darter (1,056)
- Torresian Crow (1,044)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,038)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,020)
- Australian Pelican (987)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Curtis
- Willie Wagtail (975)
- Noisy Miner (974)
- Royal Spoonbill (952)
- Pied Butcherbird (904)
- Great Egret (881)
- Crested Pigeon (861)
- Grey Teal (839)
- Brown Honeyeater (680)
- Little Corella (679)
- Australian Magpie (665)
- Australasian Grebe (664)
- Little Pied Cormorant (664)
- Australasian Figbird (656)
- Hardhead (644)
- Intermediate Egret (629)
- Eurasian Coot (597)
- Comb-crested Jacana (590)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Port Curtis:
- Depot Hill (2.8 km)
- Allenstown (3.3 km)
- The Range (3.6 km)
- Rockhampton City (4.4 km)
- The Common (4.4 km)
- West Rockhampton (5.1 km)
- Wandal (5.8 km)
- Berserker (6 km)
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Streets
- Barnes Street (8)
- Bates Lane (1)
- Bolsover Street (1)
- Bowlin Road (24)
- Bruce Highway (11)
- Burnett Highway (3)
- Capricorn Highway (1)
- Depot Street (5)
- Dunlop Street (11)
- Edgar Road (3)
- Edith Street (24)
- Fiddes Street (10)
- Garden Street (6)
- Goss Street (2)
- Grace Street (5)
- Grantleigh Road (1)
- Harvey Street (3)
- Jellicoe Street (37)
- Lee Street (7)
- Meura Road (3)
- Moffatt Street (3)
- Old Bruce Highway S (1)
- Old Port Curtis Road (3)
- Port Curtis Road (61)
- Prospect Street (1)
- Quay Street (1)
- R Pierce Road (4)
- River Road (4)
- Roope Road (4)
- Spring Creek Road (1)
- Whyte Road (4)
- Wood Street (1)
