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Berserker has small shopping strips, sports fields and community facilities, with streets lined by established trees and pockets of bushland on the lower slopes of the Berserker Range.

The community has incomes below the Queensland median and couples with children are the largest family group, at 35.9% of families. Local life centres on neighbourhood shops and sporting grounds, road links provide straightforward access into Rockhampton and surrounding suburbs, and contracts have been awarded for a footpath along the Bedford Street frontage of Berserker Street State School.

Buying a house in Berserker sits well above local incomes. The median house price is $547,500, which is about 9.0 times a typical local annual household income, with a typical local household earning about $1,171 a week at the most recent Census.

Renting looks less stretched than buying but still takes a big share of income. House rents average $520 a week, about 44% of a typical local household's weekly income, while unit rents average $420 a week, about 36% of that income. On these figures, renting a house would take a large share of income and renting a unit would take a sizeable share, so whether living in Berserker feels expensive depends on your circumstances.

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

The most striking moves in Berserker over the past 12 months are a 34.0% jump in median unit values and a 21.9% rise in median house values. House rents rose 8.3% while unit rents rose 7.7% in the same period.

This means value gains outpaced rent growth for both property types: unit values climbed much faster than unit rents, and house values rose more than house rents. Units recorded the larger value increase overall, while rents moved more modestly by comparison.

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.