Greenmount vs Marian

Marian is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Greenmount. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greenmount: a median of $850,000, against $724,000 in Marian. On these figures, Marian tends to suit families with children.

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

Marian

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 68%)
  • But Greenmount has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Marian

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($724,000 vs $850,000)

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

Greenmount

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (662 min vs 682 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (972 km vs 986.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greenmount

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenmount Marian
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.

Greenmount Marian
Walkability 0 / 0
Greenmount — Walkability: 0/100 Marian — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 67
Greenmount — Safety: 69/100 Marian — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenmount — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marian — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marian has more residents (4,224 vs 488); Greenmount skews older (39 vs 32).

Greenmount Marian
Population 488 4,224
+766% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +8.2%
Median age 39 32
Median household income $119,548/yr $124,384/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $400/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenmount Marian
0-4 7.6% / 8.0%
Greenmount — 0-4: 7.6% Marian — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 11.5% / 19.0%
Greenmount — 5-14: 11.5% Marian — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 4.9% / 6.1%
Greenmount — 15-19: 4.9% Marian — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.3% / 5.5%
Greenmount — 20-24: 5.3% Marian — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 15.2% / 14.8%
Greenmount — 25-34: 15.2% Marian — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 9.0% / 16.2%
Greenmount — 35-44: 9.0% Marian — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 15.8% / 13.1%
Greenmount — 45-54: 15.8% Marian — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 14.8% / 9.5%
Greenmount — 55-64: 14.8% Marian — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 10.9% / 5.1%
Greenmount — 65-74: 10.9% Marian — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 3.9% / 2.2%
Greenmount — 75-84: 3.9% Marian — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 0.6% / 0.3%
Greenmount — 85+: 0.6% Marian — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenmount 59.8% couple families
Greenmount — Couple Families: 59.8% Greenmount — Lone Person: 28.0% Greenmount — One Parent Families: 8.4% Greenmount — Group Household: 3.7% Greenmount — Other Families: 0.0%
Marian 67.8% couple families
Marian — Couple Families: 67.8% Marian — Lone Person: 16.1% Marian — One Parent Families: 12.7% Marian — Group Household: 2.7% Marian — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenmount 15.8% renting
Greenmount — Owned Outright: 44.9% Greenmount — Mortgage: 39.2% Greenmount — Renting: 15.8%
Marian 18.4% renting
Marian — Owned Outright: 22.2% Marian — Mortgage: 59.4% Marian — Renting: 18.4%
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.

Greenmount Marian
New Zealand 2.3% / 1.7%
Greenmount — New Zealand: 2.3% Marian — New Zealand: 1.7%
England 0.8% / 1.0%
Greenmount — England: 0.8% Marian — England: 1.0%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.3%
Greenmount — Philippines: 0.8% Marian — Philippines: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Greenmount — South Africa: not among its largest Marian — South Africa: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.2%
Greenmount — Scotland: not among its largest Marian — Scotland: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Greenmount Marian
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 23.4%
Greenmount — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Marian — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 4.9%
Greenmount — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Marian — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 5.1%
Greenmount — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Marian — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 0.5%
Greenmount — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Marian — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.8%
Greenmount — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Marian — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenmount 95.8% houses
Greenmount — Houses: 95.8% Greenmount — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Greenmount — Townhouses: 0.0%
Marian 98.9% houses
Marian — Houses: 98.9% Marian — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Marian — Townhouses: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Greenmount Marian
Median house price $850,000 $724,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $695,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 4 sales
 32 days
from 38 sales

Development activity

Greenmount Marian
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
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.

Greenmount Marian
Houses — 5.7%
$810/wk on $739K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Greenmount Marian
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of QLD

Liveability

Greenmount Marian
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Greenmount Marian
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
33/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Greenmount Marian
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Greenmount

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

Schools in Marian

  • Marian State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greenmount Marian
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 14

Mobility

Marian sits further from the CBD (986.8 km vs 972 km).

Greenmount Marian
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 972 km 986.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 662 min 682 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4751
 0.1%
postcode 4753
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 4751
 78
postcode 4753

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.

Greenmount Marian
Car (driver) 82.6% / 85.1%
Greenmount — Car (driver): 82.6% Marian — Car (driver): 85.1%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 7.1%
Greenmount — Worked from Home: 10.0% Marian — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Bus 4.1% / 1.6%
Greenmount — Bus: 4.1% Marian — Bus: 1.6%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 3.7%
Greenmount — Car (passenger): 1.8% Marian — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.4% / 2.2%
Greenmount — Walked Only: 1.4% Marian — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).

Setting

Greenmount Marian
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.7 km 20.5 km

NBN connectivity

Greenmount Marian
Connectivity score 45/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
208 premises
 43%
1,563 premises

Climate

Greenmount Marian
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenmount Marian
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Greenmount Marian
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenmount Marian
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenmount Marian
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenmount

Acreage

Marian

Acreage Family

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