Damascus vs Maroondan

Maroondan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 58 in Damascus. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Damascus, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Maroondan: a median of $815,000, against $631,000 in Damascus, though rent is higher in Damascus. On these figures, Damascus tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Maroondan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Damascus

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper houses ($631,000 vs $815,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Maroondan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($236/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Maroondan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (254 min vs 266 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maroondan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Damascus Maroondan
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.

Damascus Maroondan
Walkability 0 / 13
Damascus — Walkability: 0/100 Maroondan — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 54 / 58
Damascus — Safety: 54/100 Maroondan — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Damascus — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maroondan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maroondan has more residents (346 vs 96); Damascus rents higher ($280/wk vs $236/wk).

Damascus Maroondan
Population 96 346
+260% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% +0.0%
Median age 58 53
Median household income $48,516/yr $48,672/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+16% vs other
 $236/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Damascus Maroondan
0-4 3.1% / 3.8%
Damascus — 0-4: 3.1% Maroondan — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.4% / 11.6%
Damascus — 5-14: 10.4% Maroondan — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Damascus — 15-19: not among its largest Maroondan — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.2% / 1.2%
Damascus — 20-24: 4.2% Maroondan — 20-24: 1.2%
25-34 3.1% / 7.2%
Damascus — 25-34: 3.1% Maroondan — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 3.1% / 8.1%
Damascus — 35-44: 3.1% Maroondan — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 10.4% / 15.6%
Damascus — 45-54: 10.4% Maroondan — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 19.8% / 17.3%
Damascus — 55-64: 19.8% Maroondan — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 21.9% / 20.5%
Damascus — 65-74: 21.9% Maroondan — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 10.4% / 8.4%
Damascus — 75-84: 10.4% Maroondan — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 1.2%
Damascus — 85+: not among its largest Maroondan — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Damascus 63.2% lone person
Damascus — Lone Person: 63.2% Damascus — Couple Families: 36.8% Damascus — One Parent Families: 0.0% Damascus — Group Household: 0.0%
Maroondan 41.0% lone person
Maroondan — Lone Person: 41.0% Maroondan — Couple Families: 28.9% Maroondan — One Parent Families: 19.3% Maroondan — Group Household: 10.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Damascus 0.0% renting
Damascus — Owned Outright: 60.0% Damascus — Mortgage: 40.0% Damascus — Renting: 0.0%
Maroondan 9.8% renting
Maroondan — Owned Outright: 60.9% Maroondan — Mortgage: 29.3% Maroondan — Renting: 9.8%
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.

Damascus Maroondan
England 9.4% / 2.6%
Damascus — England: 9.4% Maroondan — England: 2.6%
New Zealand 5.2% / 3.2%
Damascus — New Zealand: 5.2% Maroondan — New Zealand: 3.2%
Philippines — / 2.3%
Damascus — Philippines: not among its largest Maroondan — Philippines: 2.3%
Italy — / 0.9%
Damascus — Italy: not among its largest Maroondan — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

Qualifications

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

Damascus Maroondan
Certificate III & IV 26.0% / 17.1%
Damascus — Certificate III & IV: 26.0% Maroondan — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 4.0%
Damascus — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Maroondan — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.8%
Damascus — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Maroondan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Damascus — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maroondan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Damascus 100.0% houses
Damascus — Houses: 100.0% Damascus — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maroondan 94.9% houses
Maroondan — Houses: 94.9% Maroondan — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Damascus Maroondan
Median house price $631,000 $815,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $435,000

Development activity

Damascus Maroondan
New dwellings approved 997
across Bundaberg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -45%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Damascus Maroondan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of QLD
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Maroondan is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Damascus Maroondan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Damascus Maroondan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Damascus Maroondan
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Damascus

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

Schools in Maroondan

  • Maroondan State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Damascus Maroondan
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Damascus Maroondan
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 369.4 km 368.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 266 min 254 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4671
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4671
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.

Damascus Maroondan
Car (driver) 76.0% / 82.0%
Damascus — Car (driver): 76.0% Maroondan — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 11.2%
Damascus — Worked from Home: 24.0% Maroondan — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Damascus — Car (passenger): not among its largest Maroondan — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Damascus Maroondan
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 35.2 km

NBN connectivity

Damascus Maroondan
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Damascus Maroondan
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Damascus Maroondan
Average residential rate $1,773/yr
same for both
Council Bundaberg
same for both

Federal electorate

Damascus Maroondan
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Damascus Maroondan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Damascus

Retirees Rural

Maroondan

Retirees Rural

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