Glamorgan Vale vs Marburg

Marburg is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Glamorgan Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Glamorgan Vale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Glamorgan Vale: a median of $1.26 million, against $944,000 in Marburg. On these figures, Marburg tends to suit families with children 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

They split

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

  • Glamorgan Vale has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Marburg carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Marburg

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper houses ($944,000 vs $1,260,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Marburg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (56.6 km vs 60.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Glamorgan Vale has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
  • Marburg carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Marburg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.0% vs -5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
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.

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Walkability 23 / 28
Glamorgan Vale — Walkability: 23/100 Marburg — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 47 / 89
Glamorgan Vale — Safety: 47/100 Marburg — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Glamorgan Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marburg — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marburg has more residents (1,013 vs 384); Glamorgan Vale skews older (50 vs 40).

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Population 384 1,013
+164% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.0% +16.0%
Median age 50 40
Median household income $74,984/yr $79,144/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
0-4 4.4% / 5.8%
Glamorgan Vale — 0-4: 4.4% Marburg — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 10.2% / 15.6%
Glamorgan Vale — 5-14: 10.2% Marburg — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 7.0% / 5.2%
Glamorgan Vale — 15-19: 7.0% Marburg — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.4% / 5.2%
Glamorgan Vale — 20-24: 3.4% Marburg — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 4.7% / 10.2%
Glamorgan Vale — 25-34: 4.7% Marburg — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 12.2% / 14.7%
Glamorgan Vale — 35-44: 12.2% Marburg — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 14.3% / 13.3%
Glamorgan Vale — 45-54: 14.3% Marburg — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 16.9% / 13.1%
Glamorgan Vale — 55-64: 16.9% Marburg — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 13.8% / 12.4%
Glamorgan Vale — 65-74: 13.8% Marburg — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 7.3% / 4.4%
Glamorgan Vale — 75-84: 7.3% Marburg — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.1% / 1.3%
Glamorgan Vale — 85+: 2.1% Marburg — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Glamorgan Vale 50.5% couple families
Glamorgan Vale — Couple Families: 50.5% Glamorgan Vale — Lone Person: 37.9% Glamorgan Vale — One Parent Families: 11.6% Glamorgan Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Glamorgan Vale — Other Families: 0.0%
Marburg 44.3% couple families
Marburg — Couple Families: 44.3% Marburg — Lone Person: 32.8% Marburg — One Parent Families: 16.8% Marburg — Group Household: 3.4% Marburg — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Glamorgan Vale 10.9% renting
Glamorgan Vale — Owned Outright: 54.7% Glamorgan Vale — Mortgage: 34.3% Glamorgan Vale — Renting: 10.9%
Marburg 18.8% renting
Marburg — Owned Outright: 34.3% Marburg — Mortgage: 47.0% Marburg — Renting: 18.8%
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.

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
England 3.9% / 2.5%
Glamorgan Vale — England: 3.9% Marburg — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.5%
Glamorgan Vale — New Zealand: 1.3% Marburg — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.5%
Glamorgan Vale — South Africa: 0.8% Marburg — South Africa: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Glamorgan Vale — Philippines: not among its largest Marburg — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Glamorgan Vale — Scotland: not among its largest Marburg — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 21.5%
Glamorgan Vale — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Marburg — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 8.2%
Glamorgan Vale — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Marburg — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.1%
Glamorgan Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Marburg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.5%
Glamorgan Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Marburg — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.4%
Glamorgan Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Marburg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Glamorgan Vale 100.0% houses
Glamorgan Vale — Houses: 100.0% Glamorgan Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marburg 98.9% houses
Marburg — Houses: 98.9% Marburg — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Median house price $1,260,000 $944,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $600,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 13 sales

Development activity

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year +375% -7%

Ranking within QLD

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Grade — B
Score — 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Glamorgan Vale carries more crime risk (53 vs 11).

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Glamorgan Vale

  • Glamorgan Vale State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Marburg

  • Marburg State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 7 10

Mobility

Glamorgan Vale sits further from the CBD (60.2 km vs 56.6 km).

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Walkability score 23/100 28/100
Distance to Brisbane 60.2 km
+6% vs other
 56.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
 0.8%
postcode 4346
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4306
 96
postcode 4346

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.

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Car (driver) 70.2% / 75.3%
Glamorgan Vale — Car (driver): 70.2% Marburg — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 16.8%
Glamorgan Vale — Worked from Home: 21.3% Marburg — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 4.4%
Glamorgan Vale — Car (passenger): 6.4% Marburg — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 2.1% / 2.5%
Glamorgan Vale — Walked Only: 2.1% Marburg — Walked Only: 2.5%
Train — / 1.0%
Glamorgan Vale — Train: not among its largest Marburg — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Connectivity score 30/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
161 premises
 34%
519 premises

Climate

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,713/yr
Council Somerset Ipswich

Federal electorate

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Glamorgan Vale Marburg
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Glamorgan Vale

Outer Quiet

Marburg

Acreage Outer Quiet

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