Brandy Creek vs Mount Marlow

Mount Marlow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Brandy Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brandy Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Marlow, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Marlow tends to suit couples.

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

Mount Marlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 75%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Brandy Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Marlow

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1098.9 km vs 1103.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Marlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mount Marlow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs -2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
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.

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Walkability 0 / 8
Brandy Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Marlow — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 87 / 79
Brandy Creek — Safety: 87/100 Mount Marlow — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brandy Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Marlow — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Marlow rents higher ($375/wk vs $190/wk); Mount Marlow has more residents (161 vs 114).

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Population 114 161
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% +22.0%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $110,500/yr
+2% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $190/wk $375/wk
+97% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
0-4 7.0% / 2.5%
Brandy Creek — 0-4: 7.0% Mount Marlow — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 20.2% / 22.4%
Brandy Creek — 5-14: 20.2% Mount Marlow — 5-14: 22.4%
15-19 5.3% / 8.7%
Brandy Creek — 15-19: 5.3% Mount Marlow — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 — / 2.5%
Brandy Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Marlow — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 7.0% / 11.8%
Brandy Creek — 25-34: 7.0% Mount Marlow — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 13.2% / 13.0%
Brandy Creek — 35-44: 13.2% Mount Marlow — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 16.7% / 16.1%
Brandy Creek — 45-54: 16.7% Mount Marlow — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 25.4% / 13.0%
Brandy Creek — 55-64: 25.4% Mount Marlow — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 13.2% / 6.8%
Brandy Creek — 65-74: 13.2% Mount Marlow — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 — / 3.7%
Brandy Creek — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Marlow — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / —
Brandy Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mount Marlow — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brandy Creek 53.6% couple families
Brandy Creek — Couple Families: 53.6% Brandy Creek — Lone Person: 25.0% Brandy Creek — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Mount Marlow 83.3% couple families
Mount Marlow — Couple Families: 83.3% Mount Marlow — Lone Person: 16.7% Mount Marlow — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brandy Creek 10.5% renting
Brandy Creek — Owned Outright: 39.5% Brandy Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Brandy Creek — Renting: 10.5%
Mount Marlow 10.4% renting
Mount Marlow — Owned Outright: 35.4% Mount Marlow — Mortgage: 54.2% Mount Marlow — Renting: 10.4%
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.

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
England 6.1% / 2.5%
Brandy Creek — England: 6.1% Mount Marlow — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 4.4% / 1.9%
Brandy Creek — New Zealand: 4.4% Mount Marlow — New Zealand: 1.9%
South Africa — / 3.1%
Brandy Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Marlow — South Africa: 3.1%
Malaysia 2.6% / —
Brandy Creek — Malaysia: 2.6% Mount Marlow — Malaysia: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.9%
Brandy Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Mount Marlow — Thailand: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 20.5%
Brandy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Mount Marlow — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 4.3%
Brandy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% Mount Marlow — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.2%
Brandy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Mount Marlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / —
Brandy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Mount Marlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.1%
Brandy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Marlow — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brandy Creek 100.0% houses
Brandy Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Marlow 100.0% houses
Mount Marlow — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Marlow is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
21/100
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

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
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

Amenities in the suburb

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Brandy Creek sits further from the CBD (1103.4 km vs 1098.9 km).

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Brisbane 1103.4 km 1098.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 754 min 750 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4800
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.

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Car (driver) 78.7% / 75.4%
Brandy Creek — Car (driver): 78.7% Mount Marlow — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 13.1%
Brandy Creek — Worked from Home: 14.9% Mount Marlow — Worked from Home: 13.1%
Car (passenger) — / 11.5%
Brandy Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Marlow — Car (passenger): 11.5%
Bus 6.4% / —
Brandy Creek — Bus: 6.4% Mount Marlow — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.3 km 9.7 km

NBN connectivity

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
49 premises

Climate

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brandy Creek Mount Marlow
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brandy Creek

Family Rural

Mount Marlow

Family Rural

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