Lark Hill vs Marburg

Marburg is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Lark Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lark Hill, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lark Hill tends to suit share households, while Marburg suits 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

Marburg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Marburg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marburg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Marburg

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 55 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (56.6 km vs 61 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marburg

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 9%)

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

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

Lark Hill Marburg
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.

Lark Hill Marburg
Walkability 0 / 28
Lark Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Marburg — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 88 / 89
Lark Hill — Safety: 88/100 Marburg — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lark Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marburg — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marburg has more residents (1,013 vs 69); Lark Hill rents higher ($450/wk vs $300/wk).

Lark Hill Marburg
Population 69 1,013
+1368% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +16.0%
Median age 44 40
Median household income $99,112/yr
+20% vs other
 $79,144/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill Marburg
0-4 — / 5.8%
Lark Hill — 0-4: not among its largest Marburg — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 15.9% / 15.6%
Lark Hill — 5-14: 15.9% Marburg — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 10.1% / 5.2%
Lark Hill — 15-19: 10.1% Marburg — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 — / 5.2%
Lark Hill — 20-24: not among its largest Marburg — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 5.8% / 10.2%
Lark Hill — 25-34: 5.8% Marburg — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 20.3% / 14.7%
Lark Hill — 35-44: 20.3% Marburg — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 24.6% / 13.3%
Lark Hill — 45-54: 24.6% Marburg — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 18.8% / 13.1%
Lark Hill — 55-64: 18.8% Marburg — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 8.7% / 12.4%
Lark Hill — 65-74: 8.7% Marburg — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 — / 4.4%
Lark Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Marburg — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ — / 1.3%
Lark Hill — 85+: not among its largest Marburg — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill 50.0% couple families
Lark Hill — Couple Families: 50.0% Lark Hill — Lone Person: 31.8% Lark Hill — Group Household: 18.2% Lark Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lark Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Marburg 44.3% couple families
Marburg — Couple Families: 44.3% Marburg — Lone Person: 32.8% Marburg — Group Household: 3.4% Marburg — One Parent Families: 16.8% Marburg — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill 20.0% renting
Lark Hill — Owned Outright: 40.0% Lark Hill — Mortgage: 40.0% Lark Hill — Renting: 20.0%
Marburg 18.8% renting
Marburg — Owned Outright: 34.3% Marburg — Mortgage: 47.0% Marburg — Renting: 18.8%
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.

Lark Hill Marburg
South Africa 11.6% / 0.5%
Lark Hill — South Africa: 11.6% Marburg — South Africa: 0.5%
England 7.2% / 2.5%
Lark Hill — England: 7.2% Marburg — England: 2.5%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Lark Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Marburg — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Lark Hill — Philippines: not among its largest Marburg — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Lark Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Marburg — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.6%).

Qualifications

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

Lark Hill Marburg
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 21.5%
Lark Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Marburg — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 7.1%
Lark Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Marburg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 8.2%
Lark Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Marburg — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 2.5%
Lark Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Marburg — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Lark Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Marburg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lark Hill 100.0% houses
Lark Hill — Houses: 100.0% Lark Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marburg 98.9% houses
Marburg — Houses: 98.9% Marburg — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lark Hill Marburg
Median house price — $944,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $600,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 13 sales

Development activity

Lark Hill Marburg
New dwellings approved 363
across Somerset
 3,476
across Ipswich
Approvals change year on year +375% -7%

Ranking within QLD

Lark Hill Marburg
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Marburg is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Lark Hill Marburg
Grade — B
Score — 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Lark Hill Marburg
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
11/100
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

Lark Hill Marburg
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Lark Hill

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

Schools in Marburg

  • Marburg State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lark Hill Marburg
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Lark Hill sits further from the CBD (61 km vs 56.6 km).

Lark Hill Marburg
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Brisbane 61 km
+7% vs other
 56.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
 0.8%
postcode 4346
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4306
 96
postcode 4346

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.

Lark Hill Marburg
Car (driver) 76.7% / 75.3%
Lark Hill — Car (driver): 76.7% Marburg — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 16.8%
Lark Hill — Worked from Home: 23.3% Marburg — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Lark Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marburg — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Lark Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Marburg — Walked Only: 2.5%
Train — / 1.0%
Lark Hill — Train: not among its largest Marburg — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Lark Hill Marburg
Elevation 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lark Hill Marburg
Connectivity score 29/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 34%
519 premises

Climate

Lark Hill Marburg
Annual rainfall 897 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lark Hill Marburg
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Lark Hill Marburg
Average residential rate $1,063/yr $1,713/yr
Council Somerset Ipswich

Federal electorate

Lark Hill Marburg
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lark Hill Marburg
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lark Hill

Outer

Marburg

Acreage Outer Quiet

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