Bajool vs Marmor

Bajool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 49 in Marmor. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bajool, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bajool: a median of $495,000, against $395,000 in Marmor, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bajool tends to suit families with children, while Marmor suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Bajool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Marmor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($395,000 vs $495,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Marmor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $238/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Marmor

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 424 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (586.4 km vs 604.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bajool

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bajool Marmor
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.

Bajool Marmor
Walkability 0 / 0
Bajool — Walkability: 0/100 Marmor — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 20
Bajool — Safety: 34/100 Marmor — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 55 / 100
Bajool — Low fire risk: 55/100 Marmor — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bajool has more residents (447 vs 208); Bajool rents higher ($238/wk vs $200/wk).

Bajool Marmor
Population 447
+53% vs other
 208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% -1.9%
Median age 44 49
Median household income $65,624/yr $67,184/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $238/wk
+16% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bajool Marmor
0-4 3.8% / 7.7%
Bajool — 0-4: 3.8% Marmor — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 20.1% / 9.1%
Bajool — 5-14: 20.1% Marmor — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 8.1% / 5.3%
Bajool — 15-19: 8.1% Marmor — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.1% / 5.3%
Bajool — 20-24: 3.1% Marmor — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 3.6% / 8.7%
Bajool — 25-34: 3.6% Marmor — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 13.2% / 9.6%
Bajool — 35-44: 13.2% Marmor — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.8% / 13.9%
Bajool — 45-54: 14.8% Marmor — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 12.3% / 22.6%
Bajool — 55-64: 12.3% Marmor — 55-64: 22.6%
65-74 14.3% / 9.1%
Bajool — 65-74: 14.3% Marmor — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 6.0% / 4.8%
Bajool — 75-84: 6.0% Marmor — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.2% / 1.9%
Bajool — 85+: 2.2% Marmor — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bajool 48.6% couple families
Bajool — Couple Families: 48.6% Bajool — Lone Person: 34.6% Bajool — One Parent Families: 16.8%
Marmor 43.1% couple families
Marmor — Couple Families: 43.1% Marmor — Lone Person: 31.4% Marmor — One Parent Families: 25.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bajool 13.3% renting
Bajool — Owned Outright: 46.9% Bajool — Mortgage: 39.9% Bajool — Renting: 13.3%
Marmor 12.5% renting
Marmor — Owned Outright: 47.2% Marmor — Mortgage: 40.3% Marmor — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Bajool Marmor
England 1.6% / 1.9%
Bajool — England: 1.6% Marmor — England: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.4%
Bajool — New Zealand: 1.3% Marmor — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa — / 2.4%
Bajool — South Africa: not among its largest Marmor — South Africa: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bajool Marmor
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 19.2%
Bajool — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Marmor — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 6.7%
Bajool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Marmor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 1.9%
Bajool — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Marmor — Bachelor Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bajool 102.0% houses
Bajool — Houses: 102.0% Bajool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marmor 93.8% houses
Marmor — Houses: 93.8% Marmor — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bajool Marmor
Median house price $495,000 $395,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 137 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Bajool Marmor
New dwellings approved 390
across Rockhampton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +133%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bajool Marmor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD

Liveability

Bajool Marmor
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bajool carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Marmor carries more crime risk (80 vs 66).

Bajool Marmor
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
80/100
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
same for both

Schools

Bajool Marmor
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bajool

  • Bajool State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Marmor

  • Marmor State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bajool Marmor
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 20 6

Mobility

Bajool sits further from the CBD (604.9 km vs 586.4 km).

Bajool Marmor
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 604.9 km
+3% vs other
 586.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 424 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4699
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4699
 58
postcode 4702

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.

Bajool Marmor
Car (driver) 75.8% / 69.0%
Bajool — Car (driver): 75.8% Marmor — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 17.2%
Bajool — Worked from Home: 14.3% Marmor — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Walked Only 1.9% / 9.2%
Bajool — Walked Only: 1.9% Marmor — Walked Only: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.6%
Bajool — Car (passenger): 5.0% Marmor — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus 3.1% / —
Bajool — Bus: 3.1% Marmor — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Bajool Marmor
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 11.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bajool Marmor
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
81 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Bajool Marmor
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bajool Marmor
Average residential rate $1,313/yr
same for both
Council Rockhampton
same for both

Federal electorate

Bajool Marmor
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bajool Marmor
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bajool

Affordable Family Rural

Marmor

Rural

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