Cherbourg vs Murgon

Cherbourg is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 48 in Murgon. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cherbourg, the large majority of households rent. In Murgon, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cherbourg tends to suit renters and families with children, while Murgon suits people living alone 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

Murgon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • But Cherbourg is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 47%)

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

Renters

Cherbourg

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $220/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Murgon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (259.5 km vs 262.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Murgon

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 4%)
  • But Cherbourg has more GPs (5 vs 2)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Cherbourg Murgon
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.

Cherbourg Murgon
Walkability 4 / 77
Cherbourg — Walkability: 4/100 Murgon — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 4 / 6
Cherbourg — Safety: 4/100 Murgon — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 31 / 48
Cherbourg — Low fire risk: 31/100 Murgon — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Murgon rents higher ($220/wk vs $100/wk); Murgon skews older (48 vs 23).

Cherbourg Murgon
Population 1,194 2,220
+86% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% -6.6%
Median age 23 48
Median household income $41,236/yr $51,168/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $220/wk
+120% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg Murgon
0-4 9.5% / 4.7%
Cherbourg — 0-4: 9.5% Murgon — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 25.5% / 13.6%
Cherbourg — 5-14: 25.5% Murgon — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 9.6% / 5.1%
Cherbourg — 15-19: 9.6% Murgon — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.6% / 5.5%
Cherbourg — 20-24: 7.6% Murgon — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 13.5% / 9.4%
Cherbourg — 25-34: 13.5% Murgon — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 10.6% / 8.2%
Cherbourg — 35-44: 10.6% Murgon — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 10.1% / 11.4%
Cherbourg — 45-54: 10.1% Murgon — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 8.9% / 13.9%
Cherbourg — 55-64: 8.9% Murgon — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 2.8% / 14.2%
Cherbourg — 65-74: 2.8% Murgon — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 1.3% / 9.5%
Cherbourg — 75-84: 1.3% Murgon — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 0.4% / 4.6%
Cherbourg — 85+: 0.4% Murgon — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg 50.0% one parent families
Cherbourg — One Parent Families: 50.0% Cherbourg — Lone Person: 22.1% Cherbourg — Couple Families: 23.4% Cherbourg — Group Household: 1.0% Cherbourg — Other Families: 3.5%
Murgon 23.4% one parent families
Murgon — One Parent Families: 23.4% Murgon — Lone Person: 46.1% Murgon — Couple Families: 23.7% Murgon — Group Household: 4.8% Murgon — Other Families: 2.0%
One Parent Families Lone Person Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg 100.0% renting
Cherbourg — Owned Outright: 0.0% Cherbourg — Mortgage: 0.0% Cherbourg — Renting: 100.0%
Murgon 32.8% renting
Murgon — Owned Outright: 41.8% Murgon — Mortgage: 25.4% Murgon — Renting: 32.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cherbourg 88.3% houses
Cherbourg — Houses: 88.3% Cherbourg — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Cherbourg — Townhouses: 2.6%
Murgon 94.0% houses
Murgon — Houses: 94.0% Murgon — Flats / Apartments: 6.0% Murgon — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Cherbourg Murgon
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 15.0%
Cherbourg — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Murgon — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 5.5%
Cherbourg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Murgon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 0.7% / 4.3%
Cherbourg — Bachelor Degree: 0.7% Murgon — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
Cherbourg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Murgon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Cherbourg — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Murgon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Property market

Cherbourg Murgon
Median house price — $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $177,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 26 sales

Development activity

Cherbourg Murgon
New dwellings approved 14
across Cherbourg
 198
across South Burnett
Approvals change year on year -100% -18%

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.

Cherbourg Murgon
Houses — 4.4%
$448/wk on $535K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cherbourg Murgon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 94% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Murgon is more walkable (77 vs 4); Murgon scores higher overall (42 vs 10).

Cherbourg Murgon
Grade D C
Score 10/100 42/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cherbourg carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 52).

Cherbourg Murgon
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime High
96/100
 High
94/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cherbourg Murgon
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Cherbourg

  • Cherbourg State School Government · Primary

Schools in Murgon

  • Murgon State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Murgon State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cherbourg Murgon
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 1 4
GPs 5 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 23

Mobility

Cherbourg sits further from the CBD (262.2 km vs 259.5 km).

Cherbourg Murgon
Walkability score 4/100 77/100
Distance to Brisbane 262.2 km
+1% vs other
 259.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 191 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4605
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4605
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.

Cherbourg Murgon
Car (driver) 64.5% / 81.5%
Cherbourg — Car (driver): 64.5% Murgon — Car (driver): 81.5%
Walked Only 24.1% / 4.9%
Cherbourg — Walked Only: 24.1% Murgon — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 11.4% / 4.7%
Cherbourg — Car (passenger): 11.4% Murgon — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Worked from Home — / 6.4%
Cherbourg — Worked from Home: not among its largest Murgon — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Bicycle — / 1.8%
Cherbourg — Bicycle: not among its largest Murgon — Bicycle: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Cherbourg Murgon
Elevation 338 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 331 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cherbourg Murgon
Connectivity score 30/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
312 premises
 35%
1,334 premises

Federal electorate

Cherbourg Murgon
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cherbourg Murgon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cherbourg

Acreage Family Young Families

Murgon

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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