Loch Lomond vs Murrays Bridge

Murrays Bridge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Loch Lomond. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Murrays Bridge tends to suit couples.

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

Loch Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Loch Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Murrays Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $255/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Murrays Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (141 min vs 146 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (172.2 km vs 175.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Loch Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Loch Lomond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
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.

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Walkability 0 / 0
Loch Lomond — Walkability: 0/100 Murrays Bridge — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 23
Loch Lomond — Safety: 81/100 Murrays Bridge — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Loch Lomond — Low fire risk: 100/100 Murrays Bridge — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Loch Lomond rents higher ($255/wk vs $150/wk); Loch Lomond skews older (51 vs 46).

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Population 119
+11% vs other
 106
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +2.9%
Median age 51 46
Median household income $87,724/yr
+4% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+41% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
0-4 3.4% / —
Loch Lomond — 0-4: 3.4% Murrays Bridge — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 5.0% / 8.5%
Loch Lomond — 5-14: 5.0% Murrays Bridge — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 5.0% / 13.2%
Loch Lomond — 15-19: 5.0% Murrays Bridge — 15-19: 13.2%
20-24 4.2% / —
Loch Lomond — 20-24: 4.2% Murrays Bridge — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 5.9% / 4.7%
Loch Lomond — 25-34: 5.9% Murrays Bridge — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 5.9% / 11.3%
Loch Lomond — 35-44: 5.9% Murrays Bridge — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 18.5% / 23.6%
Loch Lomond — 45-54: 18.5% Murrays Bridge — 45-54: 23.6%
55-64 15.1% / 7.5%
Loch Lomond — 55-64: 15.1% Murrays Bridge — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 11.8% / 8.5%
Loch Lomond — 65-74: 11.8% Murrays Bridge — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 8.4% / 6.6%
Loch Lomond — 75-84: 8.4% Murrays Bridge — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 3.4% / 4.7%
Loch Lomond — 85+: 3.4% Murrays Bridge — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Loch Lomond 66.7% couple families
Loch Lomond — Couple Families: 66.7% Loch Lomond — Lone Person: 22.2% Loch Lomond — Group Household: 0.0% Loch Lomond — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Murrays Bridge 81.2% couple families
Murrays Bridge — Couple Families: 81.2% Murrays Bridge — Lone Person: 0.0% Murrays Bridge — Group Household: 18.8% Murrays Bridge — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Loch Lomond 26.1% renting
Loch Lomond — Owned Outright: 47.8% Loch Lomond — Mortgage: 26.1% Loch Lomond — Renting: 26.1%
Murrays Bridge 18.2% renting
Murrays Bridge — Owned Outright: 36.4% Murrays Bridge — Mortgage: 45.5% Murrays Bridge — Renting: 18.2%
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.

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
New Zealand — / 6.6%
Loch Lomond — New Zealand: not among its largest Murrays Bridge — New Zealand: 6.6%
Philippines — / 6.6%
Loch Lomond — Philippines: not among its largest Murrays Bridge — Philippines: 6.6%
England 4.2% / —
Loch Lomond — England: 4.2% Murrays Bridge — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 13.2%
Loch Lomond — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Murrays Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 10.4%
Loch Lomond — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Murrays Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.6%
Loch Lomond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Murrays Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / —
Loch Lomond — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Murrays Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Loch Lomond 106.7% houses
Loch Lomond — Houses: 106.7%
Murrays Bridge 103.4% houses
Murrays Bridge — Houses: 103.4%
Houses

Development activity

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
New dwellings approved 291
across Southern Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +63%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of QLD Higher than 58% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 29% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD

Liveability

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Murrays Bridge carries more crime risk (77 vs 19).

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
19/100
 High
77/100
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

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
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 Loch Lomond

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

Schools in Murrays Bridge

  • Murray's Bridge State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Loch Lomond sits further from the CBD (175.7 km vs 172.2 km).

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 175.7 km
+2% vs other
 172.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 141 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 4370
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.

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Car (driver) 73.3% / 81.2%
Loch Lomond — Car (driver): 73.3% Murrays Bridge — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 6.2%
Loch Lomond — Worked from Home: 26.7% Murrays Bridge — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Walked Only — / 12.5%
Loch Lomond — Walked Only: not among its largest Murrays Bridge — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Elevation 527 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 464 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Annual rainfall 760 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Average residential rate $1,627/yr
same for both
Council Southern Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Loch Lomond Murrays Bridge
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Loch Lomond

Rural

Murrays Bridge

River Rural

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