Great Marlow vs Southgate
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Southgate: a median of $1.2 million, against $825,000 in Great Marlow, though rent is higher in Great Marlow. On these figures, Great Marlow 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Great Marlow carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 75/100)
- Southgate has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Great Marlow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($825,000 vs $1,200,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Southgate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $345/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Great Marlow
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (413 min vs 419 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (616.9 km vs 625.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Great Marlow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Southgate
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.6% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Great Marlow and Southgate 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
Great Marlow rents higher ($345/wk vs $300/wk).
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 184 | 198 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +7.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 51 |
| Median household income | $72,748/yr +6% vs other | $68,692/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $345/wk +13% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
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 (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $825,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Southgate has more rural and farming land (94% vs 82%); Great Marlow has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 6%).
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 94% |
| Environmental | 17% | 6% |
| 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
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 42% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 39% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
Liveability
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Southgate carries more crime risk (75 vs 63).
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 16/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | High 75/100 |
| 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
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 13 |
Mobility
Southgate sits further from the CBD (625.1 km vs 616.9 km).
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 11/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 616.9 km | 625.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 413 min | 419 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2460 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2460 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 (73.7%).
Setting
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.4 km | 31.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 60/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the curb | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 11% 83 premises | 0% 84 premises |
Climate
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,060 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Great Marlow | Southgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 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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