The Common, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Is The Common a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for The Common from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Housing affordability
78/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $200 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 78% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Socio-economic advantageNot scored — this suburb has no ABS SEIFA score.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
The Common at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $1,499
- Local government area
- Rockhampton
- Coordinates
- -23.3827, 150.5339
Map of The Common
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Housing & property in The Common
What it costs to live in The Common and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $200
- per week
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
The Common demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile The Common using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, 0% of residents were born overseas.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,499
- Median weekly personal income
- $724
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 0 (0%)
- Labour-force participation
- 100%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 5
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in The Common
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in The Common is February (average daytime high around 31.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 22.7°C). The area receives roughly 737 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.5°C | 22.8°C | 100 mm |
| Feb | 31.7°C | 22.7°C | 96 mm |
| Mar | 30.4°C | 22.2°C | 110 mm |
| Apr | 28.2°C | 19.4°C | 53 mm |
| May | 25.5°C | 16.3°C | 38 mm |
| Jun | 23.3°C | 13.9°C | 24 mm |
| Jul | 22.7°C | 12.5°C | 54 mm |
| Aug | 24.4°C | 13.2°C | 15 mm |
| Sep | 27.1°C | 15.7°C | 23 mm |
| Oct | 29°C | 18.4°C | 67 mm |
| Nov | 30.5°C | 20.3°C | 64 mm |
| Dec | 31.4°C | 22°C | 93 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about The Common
Is The Common a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On housing affordability, The Common rates 78/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in The Common?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in The Common was $200. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is The Common?
The Common is a suburb of Queensland, Australia, in the Rockhampton local government area.
What is the population of The Common?
At the 2021 Census, The Common had a population of about 4.
What is the weather like in The Common?
The Common has average daytime highs of about 28°C and overnight lows of about 18.3°C, with roughly 737 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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