Bowenvale vs Maryborough

Bowenvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Maryborough. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maryborough, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bowenvale: a median of $730,000, against $424,000 in Maryborough, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bowenvale tends to suit families with children, while Maryborough suits people living alone and 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

Maryborough

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
  • But Bowenvale is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bowenvale leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
  • Maryborough has cheaper houses ($423,500 vs $730,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maryborough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maryborough

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (168 km vs 185.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (128 min vs 137 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maryborough

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 27%)

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

Investors

Bowenvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bowenvale Maryborough
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.

Bowenvale Maryborough
Walkability 0 / 78
Bowenvale — Walkability: 0/100 Maryborough — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 24 / 21
Bowenvale — Safety: 24/100 Maryborough — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 58 / 18
Bowenvale — Low fire risk: 58/100 Maryborough — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 28 / 44
Bowenvale — Low flood risk: 28/100 Maryborough — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Maryborough has more residents (8,160 vs 209); Bowenvale has higher household incomes ($66,924 vs $45,552).

Bowenvale Maryborough
Population 209 8,160
+3804% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.5% +3.0%
Median age 46 51
Median household income $66,924/yr
+32% vs other
 $45,552/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+19% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowenvale Maryborough
0-4 4.3% / 4.3%
Bowenvale — 0-4: 4.3% Maryborough — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 18.2% / 10.6%
Bowenvale — 5-14: 18.2% Maryborough — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 1.4% / 5.1%
Bowenvale — 15-19: 1.4% Maryborough — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 1.9% / 4.4%
Bowenvale — 20-24: 1.9% Maryborough — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.5% / 9.9%
Bowenvale — 25-34: 11.5% Maryborough — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 11.0% / 8.1%
Bowenvale — 35-44: 11.0% Maryborough — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 12.9% / 11.6%
Bowenvale — 45-54: 12.9% Maryborough — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 12.0% / 13.6%
Bowenvale — 55-64: 12.0% Maryborough — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 17.2% / 15.9%
Bowenvale — 65-74: 17.2% Maryborough — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 6.7% / 11.7%
Bowenvale — 75-84: 6.7% Maryborough — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ 2.9% / 4.8%
Bowenvale — 85+: 2.9% Maryborough — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowenvale 36.0% lone person
Bowenvale — Lone Person: 36.0% Bowenvale — Couple Families: 40.0% Bowenvale — One Parent Families: 24.0% Bowenvale — Group Household: 0.0% Bowenvale — Other Families: 0.0%
Maryborough 54.2% lone person
Maryborough — Lone Person: 54.2% Maryborough — Couple Families: 22.7% Maryborough — One Parent Families: 17.8% Maryborough — Group Household: 4.1% Maryborough — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bowenvale 7.4% renting
Bowenvale — Owned Outright: 50.0% Bowenvale — Mortgage: 42.6% Bowenvale — Renting: 7.4%
Maryborough 28.8% renting
Maryborough — Owned Outright: 45.8% Maryborough — Mortgage: 25.3% Maryborough — Renting: 28.8%
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.

Bowenvale Maryborough
England 1.9% / 2.9%
Bowenvale — England: 1.9% Maryborough — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Bowenvale — New Zealand: not among its largest Maryborough — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Bowenvale — Philippines: not among its largest Maryborough — Philippines: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Bowenvale — Netherlands: not among its largest Maryborough — Netherlands: 0.6%
India — / 0.5%
Bowenvale — India: not among its largest Maryborough — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Bowenvale Maryborough
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 17.3%
Bowenvale — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Maryborough — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 5.3%
Bowenvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Maryborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 5.7%
Bowenvale — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Maryborough — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Bowenvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maryborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Bowenvale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Maryborough — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowenvale 100.0% houses
Bowenvale — Houses: 100.0% Bowenvale — Townhouses: 0.0% Bowenvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maryborough 87.1% houses
Maryborough — Houses: 87.1% Maryborough — Townhouses: 9.4% Maryborough — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bowenvale Maryborough
Median house price $730,000 $423,500
Median unit price — $310,000
Median land price — $170,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 57 days
from 125 sales

Zoning mix

Bowenvale has more rural and farming land (89% vs 15%).

Bowenvale Maryborough
Rural and farming 89% 15%
Parks and recreation 6% 52%
Residential 3% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 12%
Industrial 0% 4%
Environmental 1% 4%
Other and special use 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bowenvale Maryborough
New dwellings approved 40
across Central Goldfields
same for both
Approvals change year on year +129%
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.

Bowenvale Maryborough
Houses — 4.7%
$420/wk on $464K
Units — 5.4%
$345/wk on $330K

Ranking within VIC

Bowenvale Maryborough
House price — Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 7% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 14% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Maryborough is more walkable (78 vs 0).

Bowenvale Maryborough
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Maryborough carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 42); Bowenvale carries more flood risk (72 vs 56).

Bowenvale Maryborough
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 High
82/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
79/100
Flood High
72/100
 Moderate
56/100
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

Bowenvale Maryborough
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bowenvale

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

Schools in Maryborough

  • Highview College Independent · Secondary at peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Maryborough Education Centre Government · Combined below peers
  • Maryborough Education Centre-Beckworth Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Bowenvale Maryborough
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 3 8
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Bowenvale sits further from the CBD (185.4 km vs 168 km).

Bowenvale Maryborough
Walkability score 0/100 78/100
Distance to Melbourne 185.4 km
+9% vs other
 168 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 128 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3465
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3465
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.

Bowenvale Maryborough
Car (driver) 83.1% / 79.1%
Bowenvale — Car (driver): 83.1% Maryborough — Car (driver): 79.1%
Car (passenger) 9.2% / 7.1%
Bowenvale — Car (passenger): 9.2% Maryborough — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home 7.7% / 6.6%
Bowenvale — Worked from Home: 7.7% Maryborough — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Bowenvale — Walked Only: not among its largest Maryborough — Walked Only: 6.4%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Bowenvale — Bicycle: not among its largest Maryborough — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Bowenvale Maryborough
Elevation 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bowenvale Maryborough
Connectivity score 27/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
112 premises
 42%
4,808 premises

Climate

Bowenvale Maryborough
Annual rainfall 510 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bowenvale Maryborough
Average residential rate $1,555/yr
same for both
Council Central Goldfields
same for both

Federal electorate

Bowenvale Maryborough
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bowenvale Maryborough
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bowenvale

Family Retirees Rural

Maryborough

Affordable Regional Centre Retirees

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