Who lives here
7,538
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age43
- Aged 65+26.5%
- Under 2530.6%
- Median household income$1,305/wk
- Median rent$380/wk
Moreton Bay, Queensland
The peninsula suburb where half the catchment is water.
Rothwell is a Redcliffe Peninsula suburb that filled in fast: 7,538 people were counted here at the 2021 census, with a median age of 43, a genuine mix of young families, working adults and retirees rather than one dominant group. Construction leads the way for business numbers across the whole Moreton Bay council area, with 7,624 firms, and two decades of building explains most of what Rothwell looks like today: new estates, new schools, new shopping strips near the Kippa-Ring rail line. An estimated 520 businesses now trade out of the suburb itself, serving a population that is still, in real terms, quite new.
Household income here is $1,305 a week and family income $1,604, comfortable, not flush, which means a Rothwell customer weighing three quotes will care about price almost as much as polish. The peninsula narrows the market further, and a local business is fishing from half the catchment a mainland suburb takes for granted, with no passing trade wandering in from outside the area to fill the gap. A tradie, a physiotherapist, a property manager or a freight operator working out of Rothwell needs a site that wins the search for 'Rothwell' specifically, not one that ranks somewhere under 'Redcliffe' or 'Moreton Bay', because the peninsula will not send you customers you have not already earned.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Rothwell brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Rothwell market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Rothwell itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Moreton Bay area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~520
businesses in Rothwell (estimated*)
- Moreton Bay total33,587
- Solo / non-employing19,717
- 1–4 staff9,851
- 5–19 staff3,168
- 20+ staff851
88% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Moreton Bay (2025)
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Construction7,624
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Professional, scientific & technical services4,173
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Transport, postal & warehousing3,054
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Rental, hiring & real estate2,959
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Health care & social assistance2,793
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Other services2,284
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Rothwell businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians, plumbers and other trades around Rothwell, a site that turns a Google search into a booked quote before a competitor calls back.
- Instant quote request form
- Project gallery with filters
- Service area landing pages
- Mobile-first for tradies on site
Property & Real Estate Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
Built for Rothwell's rental and real estate operators: live listings, suburb landing pages and an enquiry form that captures the lead before it goes cold.
- Live listings feed
- Suburb landing pages
- Agent profile pages
- Lead capture enquiry forms
Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
A booking site for allied health and care providers, with the plain type and clear navigation that Rothwell's older residents need: 26.5% of locals are aged 65 and over.
- Online booking calendar
- Large type, high contrast layout
- Service and fee pages
- Simple patient intake forms
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Why FindDevs in Rothwell
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
In a town of ~520 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Rothwell's actual customers.
The median age in Rothwell is 43. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Rothwell questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or service site for a builder, plumber or electrician typically runs $3,000 - $8,000 and takes 2-4 weeks. A property, real estate or allied health booking site with live listings or online scheduling runs $4,500 - $12,000 and takes 3-5 weeks. FindDevs matches your brief to three vetted Australian developers, who each send a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, so you can compare real numbers before you commit rather than guessing from a rate card.
Within 24 hours of submitting your brief, you receive three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers. There is no bidding war and no drawn-out discovery process before you see a number. You compare the three, pick the developer who fits the job and the budget, and the build starts on the timeline agreed in the quote, typically 2-4 weeks for a straightforward trade or service site and 3-5 weeks for a booking or listings-driven build.
Not necessarily, and that is by design. FindDevs matches your brief to three vetted Australian developers based on the skills your project needs, not on postcode. For a peninsula suburb the size of Rothwell, that gets you a much wider pool of qualified developers than restricting the search to whoever happens to have an office nearby, while every developer is still Australian and briefed specifically on your business.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Rothwell businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Rothwell, by registered businesses in Moreton Bay. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
7,624
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
4,173
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
2,959
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
2,793
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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