Croftby vs Maroon

Maroon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Croftby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maroon, about half of households are couple families.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Croftby has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • Maroon carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Croftby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Maroon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $260/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Croftby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 99 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (106.7 km vs 116.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Croftby has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 25%)
  • Maroon carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Maroon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Croftby Maroon
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.

Croftby Maroon
Walkability 0 / 0
Croftby — Walkability: 0/100 Maroon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 66
Croftby — Safety: 39/100 Maroon — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 53 / 28
Croftby — Low fire risk: 53/100 Maroon — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Croftby rents higher ($260/wk vs $190/wk); Maroon has higher household incomes ($61,256 vs $54,184).

Croftby Maroon
Population 129 152
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% +2.0%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $54,184/yr $61,256/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+27% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Croftby Maroon
0-4 — / 4.6%
Croftby — 0-4: not among its largest Maroon — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.1% / 13.2%
Croftby — 5-14: 10.1% Maroon — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.4% / 5.9%
Croftby — 15-19: 5.4% Maroon — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.1% / 2.0%
Croftby — 20-24: 3.1% Maroon — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 12.4% / 9.2%
Croftby — 25-34: 12.4% Maroon — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 6.2% / 11.8%
Croftby — 35-44: 6.2% Maroon — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 11.6% / 12.5%
Croftby — 45-54: 11.6% Maroon — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 19.4% / 19.7%
Croftby — 55-64: 19.4% Maroon — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 24.8% / 19.7%
Croftby — 65-74: 24.8% Maroon — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 7.0% / 5.3%
Croftby — 75-84: 7.0% Maroon — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / —
Croftby — 85+: not among its largest Maroon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

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.

Croftby Maroon
England 3.9% / 3.3%
Croftby — England: 3.9% Maroon — England: 3.3%
New Zealand — / 6.6%
Croftby — New Zealand: not among its largest Maroon — New Zealand: 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Croftby 41.7% couple families
Croftby — Couple Families: 41.7% Croftby — Lone Person: 30.6% Croftby — One Parent Families: 19.4% Croftby — Other Families: 8.3%
Maroon 50.0% couple families
Maroon — Couple Families: 50.0% Maroon — Lone Person: 37.5% Maroon — One Parent Families: 12.5% Maroon — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Croftby 100.0% houses
Croftby — Houses: 100.0% Croftby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Croftby — Townhouses: 0.0%
Maroon 88.9% houses
Maroon — Houses: 88.9% Maroon — Flats / Apartments: 6.3% Maroon — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Croftby Maroon
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 15.8%
Croftby — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Maroon — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.9%
Croftby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Maroon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 7.2%
Croftby — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Maroon — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 2.6%
Croftby — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Maroon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Croftby 0.0% renting
Croftby — Owned Outright: 65.9% Croftby — Mortgage: 34.1% Croftby — Renting: 0.0%
Maroon 13.0% renting
Maroon — Owned Outright: 66.7% Maroon — Mortgage: 20.4% Maroon — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Croftby Maroon
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Croftby Maroon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD

Liveability

Croftby Maroon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Croftby carries more crime risk (61 vs 34); Maroon carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 47).

Croftby Maroon
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 High
72/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
34/100
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

Croftby Maroon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Croftby

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

Schools in Maroon

  • Maroon State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Croftby Maroon
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 9 16

Mobility

Maroon sits further from the CBD (116.3 km vs 106.7 km).

Croftby Maroon
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 106.7 km 116.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 99 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4310
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4310
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.

Croftby Maroon
Car (driver) 59.2% / 68.0%
Croftby — Car (driver): 59.2% Maroon — Car (driver): 68.0%
Worked from Home 40.8% / 16.0%
Croftby — Worked from Home: 40.8% Maroon — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Walked Only — / 16.0%
Croftby — Walked Only: not among its largest Maroon — Walked Only: 16.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Croftby Maroon
Elevation 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Croftby Maroon
Connectivity score 22/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Croftby Maroon
Annual rainfall 760 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Croftby Maroon
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Croftby Maroon
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Croftby Maroon
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Croftby

Retirees Rural

Maroon

Retirees River Rural

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