Question 1

Is Alton Downs a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Alton Downs is a rural-residential locality near Rockhampton with open paddocks, acreage properties and the Alton Downs Water Treatment Plant on the Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline.

Many households are buying their homes and incomes are above the Queensland median, with couple families with children making up 45.4% of families; residents rely on local roads that link into regional routes to reach schools, shops and services in Rockhampton, and construction was underway on the treatment plant as part of the pipeline project.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Alton Downs?

Accepted Answer

At the last Census, a typical household in Alton Downs had a weekly income of about $2,077. There haven't been enough recent sales or rentals to publish reliable house or unit price and rent figures for Alton Downs, so it's not possible to say how expensive it is to live there compared with local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Alton Downs a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Alton Downs hasn't had enough recent sales to put reliable figures on how its house or unit prices and rents have moved. Without those published movements, there isn't a clear picture of how Alton Downs has performed as an investment.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	3	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

	Suburb	QLD
Median age years	41	38
Median household income weekly	$2,077	$1,675
Couples with children share of families	45.4%	41.2%
Couples without children share of families	41.1%	40.3%
One-parent families share of families	12.2%	16.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	39.2%	30.1%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	55.2%	35.6%
Homes rented share of homes	5.6%	34.3%

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