Kunwarara vs Marlborough

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kunwarara, most households are couple families. In Marlborough, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kunwarara tends to suit couples, while Marlborough suits people living alone.

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

Kunwarara

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 95/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 45%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Kunwarara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marlborough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $270/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kunwarara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (715.3 km vs 739.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (500 min vs 510 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kunwarara carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 95/100)
  • Marlborough has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Marlborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kunwarara Marlborough
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.

Kunwarara Marlborough
Walkability 0 / 0
Kunwarara — Walkability: 0/100 Marlborough — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 5
Kunwarara — Safety: 26/100 Marlborough — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kunwarara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marlborough — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kunwarara rents higher ($270/wk vs $120/wk); Marlborough has more residents (154 vs 69).

Kunwarara Marlborough
Population 69 154
+123% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% +3.4%
Median age 52 54
Median household income $94,224/yr
+30% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+56% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara Marlborough
0-4 4.3% / 7.1%
Kunwarara — 0-4: 4.3% Marlborough — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 10.1% / 5.2%
Kunwarara — 5-14: 10.1% Marlborough — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 — / 1.9%
Kunwarara — 15-19: not among its largest Marlborough — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Kunwarara — 20-24: not among its largest Marlborough — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 4.3% / 13.0%
Kunwarara — 25-34: 4.3% Marlborough — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 15.9% / 9.7%
Kunwarara — 35-44: 15.9% Marlborough — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 15.9% / 16.2%
Kunwarara — 45-54: 15.9% Marlborough — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 20.3% / 23.4%
Kunwarara — 55-64: 20.3% Marlborough — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 17.4% / 15.6%
Kunwarara — 65-74: 17.4% Marlborough — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 4.3% / 4.5%
Kunwarara — 75-84: 4.3% Marlborough — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.9%
Kunwarara — 85+: not among its largest Marlborough — 85+: 1.9%

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

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.

Kunwarara Marlborough
New Zealand 8.7% / —
Kunwarara — New Zealand: 8.7% Marlborough — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 2.6%
Kunwarara — England: not among its largest Marlborough — England: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara 42.9% lone person
Kunwarara — Lone Person: 42.9% Kunwarara — Couple Families: 57.1% Kunwarara — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Marlborough 54.8% lone person
Marlborough — Lone Person: 54.8% Marlborough — Couple Families: 23.8% Marlborough — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara 96.0% houses
Kunwarara — Houses: 96.0% Kunwarara — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Marlborough 83.6% houses
Marlborough — Houses: 83.6% Marlborough — Flats / Apartments: 16.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kunwarara Marlborough
Certificate III & IV 4.3% / 11.0%
Kunwarara — Certificate III & IV: 4.3% Marlborough — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 2.6%
Kunwarara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Marlborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 1.9%
Kunwarara — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Marlborough — Bachelor Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kunwarara 12.0% renting
Kunwarara — Owned Outright: 48.0% Kunwarara — Mortgage: 40.0% Kunwarara — Renting: 12.0%
Marlborough 16.3% renting
Marlborough — Owned Outright: 51.0% Marlborough — Mortgage: 32.7% Marlborough — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Kunwarara Marlborough
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Kunwarara Marlborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 19% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Kunwarara Marlborough
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Marlborough carries more crime risk (95 vs 74).

Kunwarara Marlborough
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kunwarara Marlborough
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 Kunwarara

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

Schools in Marlborough

  • Marlborough State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Kunwarara Marlborough
Parks & reserves 1 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 37 39

Mobility

Marlborough sits further from the CBD (739.3 km vs 715.3 km).

Kunwarara Marlborough
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 715.3 km 739.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 500 min 510 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 41
postcode 4705

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.

Kunwarara Marlborough
Car (driver) 51.5% / 50.0%
Kunwarara — Car (driver): 51.5% Marlborough — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 48.5% / 34.8%
Kunwarara — Worked from Home: 48.5% Marlborough — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Kunwarara — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marlborough — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Walked Only — / 7.6%
Kunwarara — Walked Only: not among its largest Marlborough — Walked Only: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.5%).

Setting

Kunwarara Marlborough
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.1 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kunwarara Marlborough
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
7 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

Kunwarara Marlborough
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Kunwarara Marlborough
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kunwarara Marlborough
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kunwarara

Rural

Marlborough

Rural

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