Canoona vs Marlborough

Canoona is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 54 in Marlborough. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Canoona tends to suit families with children, couples, and 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

Canoona

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Canoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marlborough

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $254/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Canoona

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (694.8 km vs 739.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (492 min vs 510 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Canoona

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 95/100)
  • But Marlborough has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Canoona

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.1% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Canoona Marlborough
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.

Canoona Marlborough
Walkability 0 / 0
Canoona — Walkability: 0/100 Marlborough — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 5
Canoona — Safety: 29/100 Marlborough — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 73 / 100
Canoona — Low fire risk: 73/100 Marlborough — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Canoona rents higher ($254/wk vs $120/wk); Marlborough has more residents (154 vs 90).

Canoona Marlborough
Population 90 154
+71% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% +3.4%
Median age 47 54
Median household income $69,316/yr
+5% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $254/wk
+53% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canoona Marlborough
0-4 11.1% / 7.1%
Canoona — 0-4: 11.1% Marlborough — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.2% / 5.2%
Canoona — 5-14: 12.2% Marlborough — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 — / 1.9%
Canoona — 15-19: not among its largest Marlborough — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Canoona — 20-24: not among its largest Marlborough — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 6.7% / 13.0%
Canoona — 25-34: 6.7% Marlborough — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 18.9% / 9.7%
Canoona — 35-44: 18.9% Marlborough — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 3.3% / 16.2%
Canoona — 45-54: 3.3% Marlborough — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 20.0% / 23.4%
Canoona — 55-64: 20.0% Marlborough — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 20.0% / 15.6%
Canoona — 65-74: 20.0% Marlborough — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 11.1% / 4.5%
Canoona — 75-84: 11.1% Marlborough — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.9%
Canoona — 85+: not among its largest Marlborough — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canoona 54.2% lone person
Canoona — Lone Person: 54.2% Canoona — Couple Families: 45.8% Canoona — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Marlborough 54.8% lone person
Marlborough — Lone Person: 54.8% Marlborough — Couple Families: 23.8% Marlborough — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canoona 0.0% renting
Canoona — Owned Outright: 59.1% Canoona — Mortgage: 40.9% Canoona — Renting: 0.0%
Marlborough 16.3% renting
Marlborough — Owned Outright: 51.0% Marlborough — Mortgage: 32.7% Marlborough — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canoona 97.0% houses
Canoona — Houses: 97.0% Canoona — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Marlborough 83.6% houses
Marlborough — Houses: 83.6% Marlborough — Flats / Apartments: 16.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Canoona Marlborough
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 11.0%
Canoona — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Marlborough — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 1.9%
Canoona — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Marlborough — Bachelor Degree: 1.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 2.6%
Canoona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Marlborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Development activity

Canoona Marlborough
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Canoona Marlborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Canoona Marlborough
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Canoona carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Marlborough carries more crime risk (95 vs 71).

Canoona Marlborough
Bushfire Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
71/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Canoona Marlborough
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Canoona

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

Schools in Marlborough

  • Marlborough State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Canoona Marlborough
Parks & reserves 1 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 16 39

Mobility

Marlborough sits further from the CBD (739.3 km vs 694.8 km).

Canoona Marlborough
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 694.8 km 739.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 492 min 510 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 41
postcode 4705

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.

Canoona Marlborough
Car (driver) 46.9% / 50.0%
Canoona — Car (driver): 46.9% Marlborough — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 43.8% / 34.8%
Canoona — Worked from Home: 43.8% Marlborough — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Walked Only 9.4% / 7.6%
Canoona — Walked Only: 9.4% Marlborough — Walked Only: 7.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Canoona — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marlborough — Car (passenger): 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Canoona Marlborough
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canoona Marlborough
Connectivity score 18/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

Canoona Marlborough
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Canoona Marlborough
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canoona Marlborough
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canoona

Family Retirees Rural Young Families

Marlborough

Rural

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