Delan vs Maroondan

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Maroondan: a median of $815,000, against $554,000 in Delan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Delan tends to suit 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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Delan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($554,000 vs $815,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Delan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $236/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Delan sits closer to the CBD (366.6 km vs 368.7 km)
  • Maroondan is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Delan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Delan 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.

Delan 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.

Delan Maroondan
Walkability 0 / 13
Delan — Walkability: 0/100 Maroondan — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 67 / 58
Delan — Safety: 67/100 Maroondan — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Delan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maroondan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Maroondan rents higher ($236/wk vs $150/wk); Maroondan skews older (53 vs 51).

Delan Maroondan
Population 323 346
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +0.0%
Median age 51 53
Median household income $50,596/yr
+4% vs other
 $48,672/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $236/wk
+57% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Delan Maroondan
0-4 2.5% / 3.8%
Delan — 0-4: 2.5% Maroondan — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 8.0% / 11.6%
Delan — 5-14: 8.0% Maroondan — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.8% / 5.2%
Delan — 15-19: 6.8% Maroondan — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.1% / 1.2%
Delan — 20-24: 7.1% Maroondan — 20-24: 1.2%
25-34 7.1% / 7.2%
Delan — 25-34: 7.1% Maroondan — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 10.8% / 8.1%
Delan — 35-44: 10.8% Maroondan — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 11.5% / 15.6%
Delan — 45-54: 11.5% Maroondan — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 17.6% / 17.3%
Delan — 55-64: 17.6% Maroondan — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 20.1% / 20.5%
Delan — 65-74: 20.1% Maroondan — 65-74: 20.5%
75-84 7.7% / 8.4%
Delan — 75-84: 7.7% Maroondan — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / 1.2%
Delan — 85+: not among its largest Maroondan — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Delan 40.3% lone person
Delan — Lone Person: 40.3% Delan — Couple Families: 27.3% Delan — One Parent Families: 23.4% Delan — Group Household: 5.2% Delan — Other Families: 3.9%
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% Maroondan — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Delan 9.8% renting
Delan — Owned Outright: 40.2% Delan — Mortgage: 50.0% Delan — Renting: 9.8%
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.

Delan Maroondan
New Zealand 3.7% / 3.2%
Delan — New Zealand: 3.7% Maroondan — New Zealand: 3.2%
England 2.8% / 2.6%
Delan — England: 2.8% Maroondan — England: 2.6%
Italy 1.5% / 0.9%
Delan — Italy: 1.5% Maroondan — Italy: 0.9%
Philippines — / 2.3%
Delan — Philippines: not among its largest Maroondan — Philippines: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Delan Maroondan
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 17.1%
Delan — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Maroondan — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 5.8%
Delan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Maroondan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 4.0%
Delan — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Maroondan — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Delan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maroondan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Delan 96.1% houses
Delan — Houses: 96.1% Delan — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Maroondan 94.9% houses
Maroondan — Houses: 94.9% Maroondan — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Delan Maroondan
Median house price $554,000 $815,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $435,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 4 sales
 —

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Delan Maroondan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 10% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 45% of QLD

Liveability

Maroondan is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Delan Maroondan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Delan Maroondan
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 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

Delan 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 Delan

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

Delan Maroondan
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Maroondan sits further from the CBD (368.7 km vs 366.6 km).

Delan Maroondan
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 366.6 km 368.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 256 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.

Delan Maroondan
Car (driver) 86.8% / 82.0%
Delan — Car (driver): 86.8% Maroondan — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 11.2%
Delan — Worked from Home: 5.5% Maroondan — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 6.7%
Delan — Car (passenger): 7.7% Maroondan — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.8%).

Setting

Delan Maroondan
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.0 km 35.2 km

NBN connectivity

Delan Maroondan
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
164 premises
 0%
167 premises

Climate

Delan 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

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

Federal electorate

Delan 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

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

Tags

Delan

Retirees Rural

Maroondan

Retirees Rural

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