Craigie vs Maryborough

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Craigie, most households are couple families. In Maryborough, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Craigie tends to suit couples, while Maryborough suits people living alone.

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 parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Craigie carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Craigie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Craigie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Maryborough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (168 km vs 171 km)
  • But Craigie has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 128 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maryborough

ahead on 3 of the 5 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 26%)
  • But Craigie carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Craigie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Craigie 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.

Craigie 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.

Craigie Maryborough
Walkability 0 / 78
Craigie — Walkability: 0/100 Maryborough — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 89 / 21
Craigie — Safety: 89/100 Maryborough — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 9 / 18
Craigie — Low fire risk: 9/100 Maryborough — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 18 / 44
Craigie — Low flood risk: 18/100 Maryborough — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Maryborough rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Maryborough has more residents (8,160 vs 62).

Craigie Maryborough
Population 62 8,160
+13061% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% +3.0%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $88,816/yr
+49% vs other
 $45,552/yr
Median weekly rent — $240/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Craigie Maryborough
0-4 — / 4.3%
Craigie — 0-4: not among its largest Maryborough — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 8.1% / 10.6%
Craigie — 5-14: 8.1% Maryborough — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 9.7% / 5.1%
Craigie — 15-19: 9.7% Maryborough — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.5% / 4.4%
Craigie — 20-24: 6.5% Maryborough — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 9.7% / 9.9%
Craigie — 25-34: 9.7% Maryborough — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 11.3% / 8.1%
Craigie — 35-44: 11.3% Maryborough — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 9.7% / 11.6%
Craigie — 45-54: 9.7% Maryborough — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 17.7% / 13.6%
Craigie — 55-64: 17.7% Maryborough — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 16.1% / 15.9%
Craigie — 65-74: 16.1% Maryborough — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 9.7% / 11.7%
Craigie — 75-84: 9.7% Maryborough — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ — / 4.8%
Craigie — 85+: not among its largest Maryborough — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Craigie 35.7% lone person
Craigie — Lone Person: 35.7% Craigie — Couple Families: 64.3% Craigie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Craigie — Group Household: 0.0% Craigie — 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.

Craigie 0.0% renting
Craigie — Owned Outright: 52.0% Craigie — Mortgage: 48.0% Craigie — Renting: 0.0%
Maryborough 28.8% renting
Maryborough — Owned Outright: 45.8% Maryborough — Mortgage: 25.3% Maryborough — Renting: 28.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Craigie 79.2% houses
Craigie — Houses: 79.2% Craigie — Flats / Apartments: 20.8% Craigie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Maryborough 87.1% houses
Maryborough — Houses: 87.1% Maryborough — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Maryborough — Townhouses: 9.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Craigie Maryborough
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 17.3%
Craigie — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Maryborough — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 5.7%
Craigie — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Maryborough — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 5.3%
Craigie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Maryborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Craigie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maryborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Craigie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Maryborough — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Craigie has more rural and farming land (55% vs 15%); Craigie has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 4%).

Craigie Maryborough
Rural and farming 55% 15%
Parks and recreation 8% 52%
Environmental 33% 4%
Residential 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 12%
Industrial 0% 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

Craigie 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Craigie Maryborough
House price — Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 7% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 62% 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 12% 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).

Craigie Maryborough
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Maryborough carries more crime risk (79 vs 11); Craigie carries more flood risk (82 vs 56).

Craigie Maryborough
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
11/100
 High
79/100
Flood High
82/100
 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

Craigie 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 Craigie

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

Craigie Maryborough
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 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 2
same for both

Mobility

Craigie sits further from the CBD (171 km vs 168 km).

Craigie Maryborough
Walkability score 0/100 78/100
Distance to Melbourne 171 km
+2% vs other
 168 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 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.

Craigie Maryborough
Car (driver) 85.7% / 79.1%
Craigie — Car (driver): 85.7% Maryborough — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 6.6%
Craigie — Worked from Home: 14.3% Maryborough — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Craigie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Maryborough — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Craigie — Walked Only: not among its largest Maryborough — Walked Only: 6.4%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Craigie — Bicycle: not among its largest Maryborough — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Craigie Maryborough
Elevation 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Craigie Maryborough
Connectivity score 15/100 67/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 42%
4,808 premises

Climate

Craigie 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Craigie

Retirees River Rural

Maryborough

Affordable Regional Centre Retirees

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