Elbow Valley vs Murrays Bridge
Elbow Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Murrays Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Murrays Bridge tends to suit couples.
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
Elbow Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Murrays Bridge
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Elbow Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($40/wk vs $150/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 9%)
- But Murrays Bridge has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Murrays Bridge
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 152 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (172.2 km vs 185.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Elbow Valley carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 77/100)
- Murrays Bridge has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Elbow Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.7% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Elbow Valley and Murrays Bridge drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Murrays Bridge rents higher ($150/wk vs $40/wk); Murrays Bridge has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $60,112).
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 +17% vs other | 106 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +33.7% | +2.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 46 |
| Median household income | $60,112/yr | $84,500/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $40/wk | $150/wk +275% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 63% of QLD |
Liveability
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Elbow Valley carries more bushfire risk (55 vs 0); Murrays Bridge carries more crime risk (77 vs 53).
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 55/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | High 77/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Elbow Valley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Murrays Bridge
- Murray's Bridge State School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
Elbow Valley sits further from the CBD (185.3 km vs 172.2 km).
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 185.3 km +7% vs other | 172.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 152 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4370 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).
Setting
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 536 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 464 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 52 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Elbow Valley | Murrays Bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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