Goomburra vs Maryvale

Goomburra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Maryvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Goomburra, about half of households are couple families. In Maryvale, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Goomburra: a median of $764,000, against $587,000 in Maryvale, though rent is higher in Maryvale. On these figures, Goomburra tends to suit families with children and couples, while Maryvale suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Goomburra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 63/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Maryvale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($586,750 vs $763,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Goomburra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Maryvale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (130.1 km vs 151.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (111 min vs 126 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Goomburra carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 63/100)
  • Maryvale has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Maryvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.4% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Goomburra Maryvale
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.

Goomburra Maryvale
Walkability 0 / 0
Goomburra — Walkability: 0/100 Maryvale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 37
Goomburra — Safety: 83/100 Maryvale — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 34 / 29
Goomburra — Low fire risk: 34/100 Maryvale — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Maryvale has more residents (392 vs 256); Goomburra has higher household incomes ($60,424 vs $43,316).

Goomburra Maryvale
Population 256 392
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +29.4%
Median age 46 54
Median household income $60,424/yr
+28% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Goomburra Maryvale
0-4 6.6% / 3.3%
Goomburra — 0-4: 6.6% Maryvale — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.6% / 9.7%
Goomburra — 5-14: 15.6% Maryvale — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.9% / 3.6%
Goomburra — 15-19: 5.9% Maryvale — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 3.9% / 4.3%
Goomburra — 20-24: 3.9% Maryvale — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.4% / 7.1%
Goomburra — 25-34: 7.4% Maryvale — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 12.1% / 7.7%
Goomburra — 35-44: 12.1% Maryvale — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 18.4% / 12.8%
Goomburra — 45-54: 18.4% Maryvale — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.2% / 20.2%
Goomburra — 55-64: 17.2% Maryvale — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 12.9% / 22.2%
Goomburra — 65-74: 12.9% Maryvale — 65-74: 22.2%
75-84 5.1% / 4.8%
Goomburra — 75-84: 5.1% Maryvale — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 1.5%
Goomburra — 85+: not among its largest Maryvale — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Goomburra 36.5% lone person
Goomburra — Lone Person: 36.5% Goomburra — Couple Families: 50.0% Goomburra — One Parent Families: 13.5% Goomburra — Group Household: 0.0%
Maryvale 55.7% lone person
Maryvale — Lone Person: 55.7% Maryvale — Couple Families: 25.8% Maryvale — One Parent Families: 11.3% Maryvale — Group Household: 7.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Goomburra 9.6% renting
Goomburra — Owned Outright: 57.8% Goomburra — Mortgage: 32.5% Goomburra — Renting: 9.6%
Maryvale 14.8% renting
Maryvale — Owned Outright: 56.4% Maryvale — Mortgage: 28.9% Maryvale — Renting: 14.8%
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.

Goomburra Maryvale
England 4.7% / 4.3%
Goomburra — England: 4.7% Maryvale — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.0%
Goomburra — New Zealand: 1.6% Maryvale — New Zealand: 2.0%
Malaysia 3.1% / —
Goomburra — Malaysia: 3.1% Maryvale — Malaysia: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.8%
Goomburra — Philippines: not among its largest Maryvale — Philippines: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Goomburra — Netherlands: not among its largest Maryvale — Netherlands: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

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

Goomburra Maryvale
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 17.9%
Goomburra — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Maryvale — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 6.1%
Goomburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Maryvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 7.1%
Goomburra — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Maryvale — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 0.8%
Goomburra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Maryvale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Goomburra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maryvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Goomburra 101.2% houses
Goomburra — Houses: 101.2% Goomburra — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Maryvale 99.4% houses
Maryvale — Houses: 99.4% Maryvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Goomburra Maryvale
Median house price $763,500 $586,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $265,000

Development activity

Goomburra Maryvale
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Goomburra Maryvale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 22% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Goomburra Maryvale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Maryvale carries more crime risk (63 vs 17).

Goomburra Maryvale
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Goomburra Maryvale
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 Goomburra

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

Schools in Maryvale

  • Maryvale State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Goomburra Maryvale
Parks & reserves 6 2
Waterways 8 6

Mobility

Goomburra sits further from the CBD (151.5 km vs 130.1 km).

Goomburra Maryvale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 151.5 km
+14% vs other
 130.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4362
 0.2%
postcode 4370
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 4362
 57
postcode 4370

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.

Goomburra Maryvale
Car (driver) 57.4% / 70.0%
Goomburra — Car (driver): 57.4% Maryvale — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 33.0% / 24.0%
Goomburra — Worked from Home: 33.0% Maryvale — Worked from Home: 24.0%
Walked Only 9.6% / 3.0%
Goomburra — Walked Only: 9.6% Maryvale — Walked Only: 3.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.0%
Goomburra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Maryvale — Car (passenger): 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Goomburra Maryvale
Elevation 738 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 524 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Goomburra Maryvale
Connectivity score 16/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
78 premises
 0%
162 premises

Climate

Goomburra Maryvale
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Goomburra Maryvale
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Goomburra Maryvale
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Goomburra Maryvale
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Goomburra

Family Rural

Maryvale

Retirees Rural

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