Jimbour East vs Macalister
Jimbour East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Macalister. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Jimbour East, most households own their home. In Macalister, about half of households rent. On these figures, Macalister tends to suit renters.
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
Jimbour East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 93/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Jimbour East has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)
- Macalister has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Macalister
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (236 km vs 242.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jimbour East
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 93/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
Weighs 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
Jimbour East and Macalister 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
Jimbour East has more residents (197 vs 156); Macalister rents higher ($250/wk vs $220/wk).
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 197 +21% vs other | 156 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $75,816/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $250/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
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 (5.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Western Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -40% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 46% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of QLD | Higher than 38% of QLD |
Liveability
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Macalister carries more crime risk (93 vs 21).
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Jimbour East
- Jimbour State School Government · Primary
Schools in Macalister
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 1 |
Mobility
Jimbour East sits further from the CBD (242.9 km vs 236 km).
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 242.9 km +3% vs other | 236 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 177 min | 173 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4406 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 4406 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 (68.6%).
Setting
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 410 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 330 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 0% 65 premises |
Council rates
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,238/yr same for both | |
| Council | Western Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Jimbour East | Macalister | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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