Berat vs Mount Marshall

Berat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 53 in Mount Marshall. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Berat tends to suit families with children.

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

Berat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Marshall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Marshall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($279/wk vs $310/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (146.8 km vs 151.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Berat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.9% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berat Mount Marshall
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.

Berat Mount Marshall
Walkability 0 / 0
Berat — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Marshall — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 63
Berat — Safety: 88/100 Mount Marshall — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Berat — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Marshall — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Marshall has more residents (229 vs 129); Mount Marshall skews older (53 vs 45).

Berat Mount Marshall
Population 129 229
+78% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% -5.8%
Median age 45 53
Median household income $63,336/yr
+3% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+10% vs other
 $279/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berat Mount Marshall
0-4 3.1% / 3.5%
Berat — 0-4: 3.1% Mount Marshall — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 16.3% / 10.5%
Berat — 5-14: 16.3% Mount Marshall — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 9.3% / 5.7%
Berat — 15-19: 9.3% Mount Marshall — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 2.3% / 2.2%
Berat — 20-24: 2.3% Mount Marshall — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 5.4% / 6.6%
Berat — 25-34: 5.4% Mount Marshall — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 12.4% / 9.2%
Berat — 35-44: 12.4% Mount Marshall — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 14.0% / 18.3%
Berat — 45-54: 14.0% Mount Marshall — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 12.4% / 14.4%
Berat — 55-64: 12.4% Mount Marshall — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 17.1% / 20.1%
Berat — 65-74: 17.1% Mount Marshall — 65-74: 20.1%
75-84 14.7% / 10.0%
Berat — 75-84: 14.7% Mount Marshall — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ 2.3% / 3.9%
Berat — 85+: 2.3% Mount Marshall — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Berat Mount Marshall
England — / 4.8%
Berat — England: not among its largest Mount Marshall — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 3.1% / 1.3%
Berat — New Zealand: 3.1% Mount Marshall — New Zealand: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berat 52.8% couple families
Berat — Couple Families: 52.8% Berat — Lone Person: 36.1% Berat — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Mount Marshall 48.9% couple families
Mount Marshall — Couple Families: 48.9% Mount Marshall — Lone Person: 35.6% Mount Marshall — One Parent Families: 15.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berat 100.0% houses
Berat — Houses: 100.0% Berat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Marshall 93.2% houses
Mount Marshall — Houses: 93.2% Mount Marshall — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Berat Mount Marshall
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 21.0%
Berat — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Mount Marshall — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.7%
Berat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Mount Marshall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 10.5%
Berat — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Mount Marshall — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Berat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Mount Marshall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berat 14.6% renting
Berat — Owned Outright: 47.9% Berat — Mortgage: 37.5% Berat — Renting: 14.6%
Mount Marshall 4.9% renting
Mount Marshall — Owned Outright: 59.3% Mount Marshall — Mortgage: 35.8% Mount Marshall — Renting: 4.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Berat Mount Marshall
Median house price — $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 66 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Berat Mount Marshall
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Berat Mount Marshall
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD

Liveability

Berat Mount Marshall
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Marshall carries more crime risk (37 vs 12).

Berat Mount Marshall
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
37/100
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

Berat Mount Marshall
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Mobility

Mount Marshall sits further from the CBD (151.3 km vs 146.8 km).

Berat Mount Marshall
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 146.8 km 151.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 122 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4362
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4362
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.

Berat Mount Marshall
Car (driver) 60.3% / 76.2%
Berat — Car (driver): 60.3% Mount Marshall — Car (driver): 76.2%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 20.2%
Berat — Worked from Home: 25.9% Mount Marshall — Worked from Home: 20.2%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.6%
Berat — Car (passenger): 5.2% Mount Marshall — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 8.6% / —
Berat — Walked Only: 8.6% Mount Marshall — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Berat Mount Marshall
Elevation 527 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 508 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Berat Mount Marshall
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Berat Mount Marshall
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Berat Mount Marshall
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Berat Mount Marshall
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berat Mount Marshall
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berat

Retirees Rural

Mount Marshall

Retirees Rural

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