Marlborough vs Ogmore
Ogmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Marlborough. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ogmore 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
Ogmore
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
- carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ogmore
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $120/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Marlborough
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (510 min vs 549 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (739.3 km vs 766.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ogmore
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
- carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 95/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marlborough
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.4% vs -31.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Marlborough and Ogmore 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
Marlborough has more residents (154 vs 72); Marlborough rents higher ($120/wk vs $80/wk).
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 154 +53% vs other | 72 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | -31.4% |
| Median age | 54 | 51 |
| Median household income | $65,936/yr +16% vs other | $55,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk +33% vs other | $80/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (11.1%).
Development activity
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 317 across Livingstone same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +97% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 18% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of QLD | Higher than 22% of QLD |
Liveability
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Ogmore carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Marlborough carries more crime risk (95 vs 85).
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | High 95/100 | High 85/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 98/100 | High 99/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Marlborough
- Marlborough State School Government · Primary
Schools in Ogmore
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 5 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 39 | 35 |
Mobility
Ogmore sits further from the CBD (766.7 km vs 739.3 km).
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 739.3 km | 766.7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 510 min | 549 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4705 | — |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).
Setting
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 113 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.6 km | 14.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Council rates
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,445/yr same for both | |
| Council | Livingstone same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia same for both | |
| Member | Michelle Landry same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marlborough | Ogmore | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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