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Berserker has an estimated 7,293 residents, up from 7,024 at the 2021 Census — a change of 269 people, or 3.8%. Growth has averaged 0.8% a year over five years. That puts 728 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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Based on AreaSearch's analysis, Berserker's population is around 7,293 as of May 2026. Since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 7,024 people, there has been an increase of 269 people (3.8%). This change is inferred from the ABS estimated resident population of 7,293 as of June 2025 alongside an additional 7 validated new addresses since the Census date. This level of population equates to a density ratio of 727 persons per square kilometer, which is relatively in line with averages seen across locations assessed by AreaSearch. Population growth for the area was primarily driven by natural growth that contributed approximately 56.3% of overall population gains during recent periods.
AreaSearch adopts ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area, as released in 2024 with 2022 as the base year. For any SA2 areas not covered by this data, and for years post-2032, Queensland State Government's SA2 area projections, released in 2023 and based on 2021 data, are adopted. Note that these state projections do not provide age category splits; hence where utilised, AreaSearch applies proportional growth weightings in line with the ABS Greater Capital Region projections (released in 2023, based on 2022 data) for each age cohort. Looking at population projections moving forward, a population increase just below the median of national non-metropolitan areas is expected, with the area expected to increase by 575 persons to 2041 based on the latest annual ERP population numbers, reflecting recording a gain of 7.9% in total over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
26 new dwellings have been approved in Berserker over the past five years, an average of 5 a year. That is 0.7 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 50, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Berserker has seen about 5 dwellings receive development approval annually, totaling 26 homes over the past 5 financial years. So far in FY-26, 46 approvals have been recorded. With an average of 11.6 new residents per year for every home built over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), demand significantly exceeds new supply, which usually results in price growth and increased buyer competition, while new homes are being built at an average value of $276,000—below regional norms—reflecting more affordable housing options for purchasers. Also, $8.5 million in commercial approvals have been registered this financial year, indicating limited commercial development focus.
Compared to Rest of Qld, Berserker has significantly less development activity (81.0% below regional average per person). This scarcity of new properties typically strengthens demand and prices for existing properties, though development activity has picked up in recent periods. This is similarly under the national average, indicating the area's established nature and suggesting potential planning limitations. New development consists of 50.0% detached dwellings and 50.0% townhouses or apartments. This skew toward compact living offers affordable entry pathways and attracts downsizers, investors, and first-time purchasers. This marks a significant departure from existing housing patterns (currently 81.0% houses), suggesting diminishing developable land availability and responding to evolving lifestyle preferences and housing affordability needs. The estimated count of 2075 people in the area per dwelling approval reflects its quiet, low activity development environment. Future projections show Berserker adding 575 residents by 2041 (from the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate). At current development rates, housing supply may struggle to match population growth, potentially heightening buyer competition and supporting price increases.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Berserker. A further 64 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $6.99 billion. 20 are already under construction and 17 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans communities, residential development and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Nothing can influence an area's performance as much as changes to local infrastructure, major projects and planning initiatives. In total 20 projects have been identified by AreaSearch that are likely to have an impact on the area. Key projects include 196 Mason Street Residential Subdivision, Large Format Retail Development Moores Creek Road, Mildura Rise Estate, and Rockhampton Large Format Retail Centre (Anaconda anchor), with the below list detailing those likely to be of most relevance.
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Anaconda Large Format Retail Development Rockhampton
Spotlight Group large format retail development beside the existing Spotlight store near Moores Creek Road and Yaamba Road. The current approved scheme includes a 2500 sqm stand-alone Anaconda anchor store, additional large format retail tenancies, loading areas, signage, landscaping, bicycle parking and more than 230 car spaces. Rockhampton Regional Council approved amended plans in 2025, tenders were called in mid-2025, and Paynters was reported as the builder with construction expected to commence in early 2026.
196 Mason Street Residential Subdivision
The project involves reconfiguring one lot into four residential lots at 196 Mason Street, Berserker, to support low-density residential development with single detached dwellings and dual occupancies. The site, spanning 3,129 square meters in the Low Density Residential Zone, was approved by Rockhampton Regional Council on February 11, 2025, subject to conditions for access, sewerage, water, stormwater, and other infrastructure works.
Rockhampton Large Format Retail Centre (Anaconda anchor)
A large format retail development on the corner of Yaamba Road (Bruce Highway) and Moores Creek Road in Park Avenue, anchored by a 2,500 square metre Anaconda showroom. Following an approved change application in March 2025, the project now comprises six showroom tenancies plus advertising signage, with the previously proposed shopping centre, smaller shops and 24-hour service station components removed. The site provides 258 car parking spaces and is owned by the Spotlight Retail Group through SPG Developments.The development brings additional outdoor, lifestyle and homewares retail to the northern Rockhampton retail strip on the Bruce Highway.
Dual Occupancy Development at 259 Rockonia Road
Development permit for a dual occupancy, providing two residential dwellings on the site.
Former Bunnings Site Redevelopment
Multi-staged mixed-use redevelopment of the former Bunnings Warehouse site (2.66 ha) at 452-488 Yaamba Road, Norman Gardens. The project features a full-line Coles supermarket, Liquorland, specialty retail stores, outdoor dining, showroom space, and twelve four-bedroom townhouses accessed via Potts Street. The existing 8000 sqm warehouse will be demolished. The development is expected to create approximately 100 jobs during operation.
Thozet Road - Rockonia Road Traffic Signals Installation
Installation of traffic signals with pedestrian crossing facilities to improve safety at the intersection. The signals will include a right-turn lane and a designated right-turn arrow for the Richardson Road western approach, and a left-turn lane for the Richardson Road eastern approach. The project is intended to ease congestion and reduce accidents, and was funded by the Australian Government's Black Spot Program.
The Gardens Estate Norman Gardens
A residential housing development in Norman Gardens featuring modern family homes and community facilities. The development includes landscaped parklands, walking trails, and sustainable design principles.
Anaconda Rockhampton Retail Store
Large format outdoor and sporting goods retail store operated by Anaconda, part of the Spotlight Group. The store opened in December 2016 in the former Webbers Retravision location within Stockland Rockhampton shopping center. Anaconda specializes in camping, fishing, hiking, 4WD equipment, outdoor clothing and footwear, water sports equipment, and cycling gear. The store serves the Rockhampton region providing outdoor adventure and sporting equipment to the community.
3,540 residents of Berserker are employed, from a labour force of 3,801. Unemployment sits at 6.9%, with participation at 64.1%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Berserker possesses a balanced workforce spanning white and blue collar employment, with essential services sectors well represented, and an unemployment rate of 6.9%. As of March 2026, 3,540 residents are in work while the unemployment rate is 3.0% above Regional Qld's rate of 3.9%, and workforce participation is on par with Regional Qld's 64.3%. Based on Census responses, a low 3.7% of residents were found to work from home, though Covid-19 lockdown impacts should be considered. Leading employment industries among residents comprise health care & social assistance, retail trade, and education & training.
The area demonstrates particularly notable concentration in retail trade, with employment levels at 1.2 times the regional average. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing shows lower representation at 0.5% versus the regional average of 4.5%. While local employment opportunities exist in the area, it appears many residents commute elsewhere for work, based on the count of Census working population to local population. Based on AreaSearch analysis of SALM and ABS data, the 12-month period saw labour force decreasing by 5.0% while employment declined by 1.5%, causing the unemployment rate to fall by 3.3 percentage points. This contrasts with Regional Qld, where employment rose by 0.1%, the labour force grew by 0.3%, and unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from May-25 can offer further insight into potential future demand within Berserker. These projections, covering five and ten-year periods, have been mapped against the local employment profile to estimate growth patterns. While national employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, growth rates differ significantly between industry sectors. Applying these industry-specific projections to Berserker's employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 6.1% over five years and 13.0% over ten years (please note this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Berserker is $1,172 a week (about $61,000 a year), with median personal income at $676 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $48,740 a year against an average of $57,359. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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The Berserker SA2's income level is lower than average on a national basis according to the latest ATO data aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. The Berserker SA2's median income among taxpayers is $48,740 and the average income stands at $57,359, which compares to figures for Regional Qld's of $53,146 and $66,593 respectively. Based on Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since financial year 2023, current estimates would be approximately $54,277 (median) and $63,875 (average) as of March 2026. From the 2021 Census, household, family and personal incomes in Berserker all fall between the 11th and 23rd percentiles nationally.
Looking at income distribution, the predominant cohort spans 29.5% of locals (2,151 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 category, mirroring the broader area where 31.7% occupy this bracket. Housing affordability pressures are severe, with only 83.5% of income remaining, ranking at the 12th percentile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Berserker had 2,735 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 81% detached houses and 5% apartments. 31% are owned with a mortgage, 43% rented and 25% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,116 a month. Rent absorbs 22.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 22.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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Dwelling structure within Berserker, as evaluated at the latest Census, comprised 80.8% houses and 19.1% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), in comparison to Regional Qld's 76.4% houses and 23.6% other dwellings. Meanwhile, the level of home ownership within Berserker was lagging that of Regional Qld, at 25.3%, with the remainder of dwellings either mortgaged (31.4%) or rented (43.3%). The median monthly mortgage repayment in the area was well below the Regional Qld average at $1,116, while the median weekly rent figure was recorded at $260, compared to Regional Qld's $1,655 and $345.
Nationally, Berserker's mortgage repayments are significantly lower than the Australian average of $1,863, while rents are substantially below the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Berserker counted 2,735 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.3 people each. 22% are couples with children, fewer than in 81% of areas nationally, against 21% couples without children. 35% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.8 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households dominate at 60.5% of all households, comprising 21.8% couples with children, 20.5% couples without children, and 16.4% single parent families. Non-family households make up the remaining 39.5%, with lone person households at 35.0% and group households comprising 4.4% of the total. The median household size of 2.3 people is smaller than the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
11.6% of adults in Berserker hold a university qualification, including 8.5% with a bachelor degree and 1.7% with postgraduate qualifications, lower than 89% of areas nationally. A further 32.6% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 943 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 936 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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The area faces educational challenges, with university qualification rates (11.6%) substantially below the Australian average of 30.4%. This represents both a challenge and an opportunity for targeted educational initiatives. Bachelor degrees lead at 8.5%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (1.7%) and graduate diplomas (1.4%). Trade and technical skills feature prominently, with 39.8% of residents aged 15+ holding vocational credentials – advanced diplomas (7.2%) and certificates (32.6%). Educational participation is notably high, with 30.7% of residents currently enrolled in formal education. This includes 12.3% in primary education, 9.3% in secondary education, and 3.6% pursuing tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Getting around Berserker means driving: households keep an average of 1.1 vehicles, and no scheduled public transport appears in the current timetable feeds. Service data is built from operators' published GTFS timetables; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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61.1% of residents in Berserker report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 88% of areas nationally. 8.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 47.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health data reveals substantial challenges facing Berserker, based on AreaSearch's assessment of mortality rates and chronic condition prevalence with a range of health conditions having marked impacts on both younger and older age cohorts , and the rate of private health cover found to be very low at approximately 48% of the total population (~3,471 people). This compares to 52.5% across Regional Qld. The national average is 55.7%. The most common medical conditions in the area were found to be mental health issues and arthritis, impacting 10.7 and 9.9% of residents, respectively, while 61.1% declared themselves as completely clear of medical ailments compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
The working-age population faces notable health challenges with elevated chronic condition rates. The area has 15.9% of residents aged 65 and over (1,156 people), which is lower than the 20.4% in Regional Qld. Health outcomes among seniors present some challenges, with national rankings broadly in line with the general population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Berserker is largely Australian-born, at 89.7% of residents, with 6.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (30.3%) and English (29.6%). 7.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Berserker was found to be below average in terms of cultural diversity, with 86.2% of its population being citizens, 89.7% born in Australia, and 93.3% speaking English only at home. The main religion in Berserker was found to be Christianity, which makes up 50.4% of people in Berserker. This compares to 52.2% across Regional Qld. In terms of ancestry (country of birth of parents), the top three represented groups in Berserker are Australian, comprising 30.3% of the population, English, comprising 29.6% of the population, and Australian Aboriginal, comprising 7.8% of the population.
Additionally, there are notable divergences in the representation of certain other ethnic groups: German is notably overrepresented at 4.2% of Berserker (vs 4.7% regionally), Vietnamese at 0.7% (vs 0.2%) and Filipino at 1.4% (vs 0.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Berserker is 35, younger than 79% of areas nationally. 32.0% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The 35-year median age in Berserker is considerably lower than Regional Qld's average of 41 similarly modestly under the 38-year national average. Compared to the Regional Qld average, the 25 - 34 cohort is notably over-represented (18.0% locally), while 65 - 74 year-olds are under-represented (8.6%). Post-2021 Census data shows the 25 to 34 age group has grown from 15.3% to 18.0% of the population. Conversely, the 5 to 14 cohort has declined from 13.8% to 11.9% and the 45 to 54 group dropped from 11.6% to 10.5%. Population forecasts for 2041 indicate substantial demographic changes for Berserker.
Leading the demographic shift, the 25 to 34 group will grow by 23% (296 people), reaching 1,609 from 1,312. On the other hand, both 5 to 14 and 55 to 64 age groups will see reduced numbers.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Berserker
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2025 about a year ago all 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2025. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 7 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (7,024 at the 2021 Census → 7,293 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (308031205). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.