Maryborough vs Timor
Maryborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 55 in Timor. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maryborough, about half of households are people living alone. In Timor, most households are couple families. On these figures, Maryborough tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Timor suits 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
Maryborough
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (6 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
- But Timor is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 40%)
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
Timor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Maryborough
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (78/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (128 min vs 145 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (168 km vs 188.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Maryborough
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (78/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Timor
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.2% vs 3.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Maryborough and Timor 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
Maryborough rents higher ($240/wk vs $0/wk); Maryborough has more residents (8,160 vs 68).
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,160 +99% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.0% | +17.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 55 |
| Median household income | $45,552/yr | $53,612/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
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 (22.1%).
Property market
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $423,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $310,000 | — |
| Median land price | $170,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 57 days from 125 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Timor has more rural and farming land (33% vs 15%).
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 52% | 65% |
| Rural and farming | 15% | 33% |
| Residential | 12% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 12% | 0% |
| Industrial | 4% | 0% |
| Environmental | 4% | 1% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 40 across Central Goldfields same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +129% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.7% $420/wk on $464K | — |
| Units | 5.4% $345/wk on $330K | — |
Ranking within VIC
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 6% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 7% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 61% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 94% of VIC | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 81% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Maryborough is more walkable (78 vs 0).
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 19/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Maryborough carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 0); Timor carries more flood risk (89 vs 56).
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 79/100 | High 90/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 56/100 | High 89/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Maryborough
- Highview College Independent · Secondary at peers
- St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Maryborough Education Centre Government · Combined below peers
- Maryborough Education Centre-Beckworth Campus Government · Combined
Schools in Timor
- Timor Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 4 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 3 |
| Childcare | 6 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Timor sits further from the CBD (188.6 km vs 168 km).
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 78/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 168 km | 188.6 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 128 min | 145 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3465 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 3465 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 (87.0%).
Setting
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 239 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 199 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 42% 4,808 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Climate
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,555/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Goldfields same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Maryborough | Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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