Aldershot vs Maryborough West

Aldershot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 53 in Maryborough West. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Maryborough West: a median of $660,000, against $511,000 in Aldershot, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Aldershot tends to suit young adults and buyers on a tighter budget, while Maryborough West suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Maryborough West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 45%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Aldershot

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($150,000 vs $382,800)
  • has cheaper houses ($511,000 vs $660,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Aldershot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $285/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Maryborough West

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 180 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (252.9 km vs 258.6 km)
  • But Aldershot is more walkable (20/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Aldershot is more walkable (20/100 vs 4/100)
  • Maryborough West has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Aldershot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.8% vs 7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Aldershot and Maryborough West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Aldershot Maryborough West
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Aldershot Maryborough West
Walkability 20 / 4
Aldershot — Walkability: 20/100 Maryborough West — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 23 / 14
Aldershot — Safety: 23/100 Maryborough West — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Aldershot — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maryborough West — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Aldershot has more residents (1,311 vs 568); Maryborough West skews older (53 vs 37).

Aldershot Maryborough West
Population 1,311
+57% vs other
 568
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.8% +7.0%
Median age 37 53
Median household income $50,700/yr $65,988/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $285/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aldershot Maryborough West
0-4 2.8% / 4.2%
Aldershot — 0-4: 2.8% Maryborough West — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 5.3% / 10.6%
Aldershot — 5-14: 5.3% Maryborough West — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 3.4% / 5.3%
Aldershot — 15-19: 3.4% Maryborough West — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 10.7% / 2.1%
Aldershot — 20-24: 10.7% Maryborough West — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 22.3% / 8.6%
Aldershot — 25-34: 22.3% Maryborough West — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 20.8% / 7.9%
Aldershot — 35-44: 20.8% Maryborough West — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 12.1% / 13.7%
Aldershot — 45-54: 12.1% Maryborough West — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 10.0% / 18.0%
Aldershot — 55-64: 10.0% Maryborough West — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 8.6% / 16.7%
Aldershot — 65-74: 8.6% Maryborough West — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 3.4% / 10.7%
Aldershot — 75-84: 3.4% Maryborough West — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 0.7% / 1.9%
Aldershot — 85+: 0.7% Maryborough West — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 42.2% lone person
Aldershot — Lone Person: 42.2% Aldershot — Couple Families: 27.6% Aldershot — One Parent Families: 17.3% Aldershot — Group Household: 9.2% Aldershot — Other Families: 3.8%
Maryborough West 39.4% lone person
Maryborough West — Lone Person: 39.4% Maryborough West — Couple Families: 40.9% Maryborough West — One Parent Families: 19.7% Maryborough West — Group Household: 0.0% Maryborough West — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 14.7% renting
Aldershot — Owned Outright: 44.1% Aldershot — Mortgage: 41.2% Aldershot — Renting: 14.7%
Maryborough West 18.3% renting
Maryborough West — Owned Outright: 49.1% Maryborough West — Mortgage: 32.6% Maryborough West — Renting: 18.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Aldershot Maryborough West
England 1.8% / 3.3%
Aldershot — England: 1.8% Maryborough West — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.5%
Aldershot — New Zealand: 2.1% Maryborough West — New Zealand: 2.5%
South Africa 0.8% / 1.9%
Aldershot — South Africa: 0.8% Maryborough West — South Africa: 1.9%
Philippines 0.5% / —
Aldershot — Philippines: 0.5% Maryborough West — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji 0.5% / —
Aldershot — Fiji: 0.5% Maryborough West — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Aldershot Maryborough West
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 21.1%
Aldershot — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Maryborough West — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 7.0%
Aldershot — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Maryborough West — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.3% / 6.3%
Aldershot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.3% Maryborough West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.3% / 1.1%
Aldershot — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3% Maryborough West — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / 0.9%
Aldershot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% Maryborough West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 99.6% houses
Aldershot — Houses: 99.6% Aldershot — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Aldershot — Townhouses: 0.0%
Maryborough West 95.2% houses
Maryborough West — Houses: 95.2% Maryborough West — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Maryborough West — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Aldershot Maryborough West
Median house price $511,000 $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $150,000 $382,800
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 6 sales
 75 days
from 5 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Aldershot Maryborough West
3 bed $505K / $560K
Aldershot — 3 bed: $505K (24 sales) Maryborough West — 3 bed: $560K (6 sales)

24 vs 6 sales

4 bed $512K / $750K
Aldershot — 4 bed: $512K (7 sales) Maryborough West — 4 bed: $750K (10 sales)

7 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Aldershot Maryborough West
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Aldershot Maryborough West
Houses 4.5%
$470/wk on $540K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Aldershot Maryborough West
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of QLD —

Liveability

Aldershot is more walkable (20 vs 4).

Aldershot Maryborough West
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Aldershot Maryborough West
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Aldershot Maryborough West
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Aldershot

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Maryborough West

  • Riverside Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Riverside Christian College - Subcampus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Aldershot Maryborough West
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Aldershot sits further from the CBD (258.6 km vs 252.9 km).

Aldershot Maryborough West
Walkability score 20/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 258.6 km
+2% vs other
 252.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 174 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4650
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Aldershot Maryborough West
Car (driver) 87.3% / 82.0%
Aldershot — Car (driver): 87.3% Maryborough West — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 5.7% / 10.4%
Aldershot — Worked from Home: 5.7% Maryborough West — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 5.7%
Aldershot — Car (passenger): 7.0% Maryborough West — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Aldershot — Walked Only: not among its largest Maryborough West — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.3%).

Setting

Aldershot Maryborough West
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Aldershot Maryborough West
Connectivity score 30/100 33/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
316 premises
 5%
291 premises

Climate

Aldershot Maryborough West
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aldershot Maryborough West
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Aldershot Maryborough West
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Aldershot Maryborough West
Division Hinkler Wide Bay
Member David Batt Llew O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aldershot Maryborough West
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aldershot

Acreage Affordable Multicultural

Maryborough West

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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