Flagstaff vs Maryborough

Comparing Flagstaff and Maryborough, VIC: Maryborough has more residents (8,160 vs 97); Maryborough is more walkable (78 vs 0); and Maryborough carries more flood risk (56 vs 12).

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 4 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 Flagstaff is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Maryborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 10%)

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

  • Flagstaff sits closer to the CBD (165.2 km vs 168 km)
  • Maryborough is more walkable (78/100 vs 0/100)

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)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Flagstaff

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.5% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Flagstaff 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.

Flagstaff 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.

Flagstaff Maryborough
Walkability 0 / 78
Flagstaff — Walkability: 0/100 Maryborough — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 8 / 21
Flagstaff — Safety: 8/100 Maryborough — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 50 / 18
Flagstaff — Low fire risk: 50/100 Maryborough — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 88 / 44
Flagstaff — Low flood risk: 88/100 Maryborough — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Maryborough has more residents (8,160 vs 97); Flagstaff has higher household incomes ($50,648 vs $45,552).

Flagstaff Maryborough
Population 97 8,160
+8312% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.5% +3.0%
Median age 53 51
Median household income $50,648/yr
+10% vs other
 $45,552/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk $240/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flagstaff Maryborough
0-4 7.2% / 4.3%
Flagstaff — 0-4: 7.2% Maryborough — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 9.3% / 10.6%
Flagstaff — 5-14: 9.3% Maryborough — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 3.1% / 5.1%
Flagstaff — 15-19: 3.1% Maryborough — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.2% / 4.4%
Flagstaff — 20-24: 5.2% Maryborough — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.4% / 9.9%
Flagstaff — 25-34: 12.4% Maryborough — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 3.1% / 8.1%
Flagstaff — 35-44: 3.1% Maryborough — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 21.6% / 11.6%
Flagstaff — 45-54: 21.6% Maryborough — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 13.4% / 13.6%
Flagstaff — 55-64: 13.4% Maryborough — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 20.6% / 15.9%
Flagstaff — 65-74: 20.6% Maryborough — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 6.2% / 11.7%
Flagstaff — 75-84: 6.2% Maryborough — 75-84: 11.7%
85+ 6.2% / 4.8%
Flagstaff — 85+: 6.2% Maryborough — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flagstaff 48.1% lone person
Flagstaff — Lone Person: 48.1% Flagstaff — One Parent Families: 29.6% Flagstaff — Couple Families: 22.2% Flagstaff — Group Household: 0.0% Flagstaff — Other Families: 0.0%
Maryborough 54.2% lone person
Maryborough — Lone Person: 54.2% Maryborough — One Parent Families: 17.8% Maryborough — Couple Families: 22.7% Maryborough — Group Household: 4.1% Maryborough — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flagstaff 10.3% renting
Flagstaff — Owned Outright: 65.5% Flagstaff — Mortgage: 24.1% Flagstaff — Renting: 10.3%
Maryborough 28.8% renting
Maryborough — Owned Outright: 45.8% Maryborough — Mortgage: 25.3% Maryborough — Renting: 28.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Flagstaff Maryborough
Certificate III & IV 24.7% / 17.3%
Flagstaff — Certificate III & IV: 24.7% Maryborough — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 5.7%
Flagstaff — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Maryborough — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 5.3%
Flagstaff — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Maryborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Flagstaff — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maryborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Flagstaff — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Maryborough — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

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.

Flagstaff Maryborough
England 3.1% / 2.9%
Flagstaff — England: 3.1% Maryborough — England: 2.9%
Netherlands 3.1% / 0.6%
Flagstaff — Netherlands: 3.1% Maryborough — Netherlands: 0.6%
Ireland 3.1% / —
Flagstaff — Ireland: 3.1% Maryborough — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Flagstaff — New Zealand: not among its largest Maryborough — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Flagstaff — Philippines: not among its largest Maryborough — Philippines: 0.7%
India — / 0.5%
Flagstaff — India: not among its largest Maryborough — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flagstaff 88.9% houses
Flagstaff — Houses: 88.9% Flagstaff — Flats / Apartments: 11.1% Flagstaff — Townhouses: 0.0%
Maryborough 87.1% houses
Maryborough — Houses: 87.1% Maryborough — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Maryborough — Townhouses: 9.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Flagstaff 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

Flagstaff has more industrially zoned land (43% vs 4%); Maryborough has more rural and farming land (15% vs 0%).

Flagstaff Maryborough
Parks and recreation 39% 52%
Industrial 43% 4%
Rural and farming 0% 15%
Residential 1% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 12%
Environmental 9% 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

Flagstaff 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Flagstaff Maryborough
House price — Higher than 6% of VIC
Income Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 7% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% 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).

Flagstaff 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 flood risk (56 vs 12); Maryborough carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 50).

Flagstaff Maryborough
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 High
82/100
Crime High
92/100
 High
79/100
Flood Low
12/100
 Moderate
56/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Flagstaff 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 Flagstaff

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

Flagstaff 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 0 2

Mobility

Maryborough sits further from the CBD (168 km vs 165.2 km).

Flagstaff Maryborough
Walkability score 0/100 78/100
Distance to Melbourne 165.2 km 168 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 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.

Flagstaff Maryborough
Car (driver) 75.0% / 79.1%
Flagstaff — Car (driver): 75.0% Maryborough — Car (driver): 79.1%
Car (passenger) 25.0% / 7.1%
Flagstaff — Car (passenger): 25.0% Maryborough — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home — / 6.6%
Flagstaff — Worked from Home: not among its largest Maryborough — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Flagstaff — Walked Only: not among its largest Maryborough — Walked Only: 6.4%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Flagstaff — Bicycle: not among its largest Maryborough — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.1%).

Setting

Flagstaff Maryborough
Elevation 221 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 239 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Flagstaff Maryborough
Connectivity score 69/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
55 premises
 42%
4,808 premises

Climate

Flagstaff 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Flagstaff

Retirees Rural

Maryborough

Affordable Regional Centre Retirees

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