Mount Marrow vs Marburg

Mount Marrow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 40 in Marburg. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Marrow, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Marrow tends to suit share households, families with children, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mount Marrow has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Marburg carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Marrow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marburg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $438/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 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (56.6 km vs 59.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marburg

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)
  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 13/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Marburg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.0% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Marrow 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.

Mount Marrow 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.

Mount Marrow Marburg
Walkability 13 / 28
Mount Marrow — Walkability: 13/100 Marburg — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 75 / 89
Mount Marrow — Safety: 75/100 Marburg — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Marrow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marburg — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marburg has more residents (1,013 vs 182); Mount Marrow rents higher ($438/wk vs $300/wk).

Mount Marrow Marburg
Population 182 1,013
+457% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +16.0%
Median age 32 40
Median household income $105,612/yr
+25% vs other
 $79,144/yr
Median weekly rent $438/wk
+32% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Marrow Marburg
0-4 6.6% / 5.8%
Mount Marrow — 0-4: 6.6% Marburg — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 19.2% / 15.6%
Mount Marrow — 5-14: 19.2% Marburg — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 6.0% / 5.2%
Mount Marrow — 15-19: 6.0% Marburg — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.8% / 5.2%
Mount Marrow — 20-24: 3.8% Marburg — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.9% / 10.2%
Mount Marrow — 25-34: 9.9% Marburg — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 8.2% / 14.7%
Mount Marrow — 35-44: 8.2% Marburg — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 15.4% / 13.3%
Mount Marrow — 45-54: 15.4% Marburg — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 11.5% / 13.1%
Mount Marrow — 55-64: 11.5% Marburg — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 4.4% / 12.4%
Mount Marrow — 65-74: 4.4% Marburg — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 5.5% / 4.4%
Mount Marrow — 75-84: 5.5% Marburg — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.7% / 1.3%
Mount Marrow — 85+: 2.7% Marburg — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Marrow 64.3% couple families
Mount Marrow — Couple Families: 64.3% Mount Marrow — Lone Person: 25.0% Mount Marrow — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Marrow — Group Household: 10.7% Mount Marrow — Other Families: 0.0%
Marburg 44.3% couple families
Marburg — Couple Families: 44.3% Marburg — Lone Person: 32.8% Marburg — One Parent Families: 16.8% Marburg — Group Household: 3.4% Marburg — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Marrow 14.8% renting
Mount Marrow — Owned Outright: 35.2% Mount Marrow — Mortgage: 50.0% Mount Marrow — Renting: 14.8%
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.

Mount Marrow Marburg
New Zealand 3.8% / 1.5%
Mount Marrow — New Zealand: 3.8% Marburg — New Zealand: 1.5%
England — / 2.5%
Mount Marrow — England: not among its largest Marburg — England: 2.5%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Mount Marrow — Philippines: not among its largest Marburg — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Mount Marrow — Scotland: not among its largest Marburg — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Mount Marrow — South Africa: not among its largest Marburg — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Marrow Marburg
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 21.5%
Mount Marrow — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Marburg — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 8.2%
Mount Marrow — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Marburg — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.1%
Mount Marrow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Marburg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Mount Marrow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Marburg — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Mount Marrow — 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.

Mount Marrow 100.0% houses
Mount Marrow — Houses: 100.0% Mount Marrow — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marburg 98.9% houses
Marburg — Houses: 98.9% Marburg — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Marrow 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

Mount Marrow Marburg
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Marrow Marburg
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% 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 66% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Marburg is more walkable (28 vs 13).

Mount Marrow Marburg
Grade — B
Score — 67/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Marrow carries more crime risk (25 vs 11).

Mount Marrow Marburg
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
25/100
 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Marrow Marburg
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mount Marrow

  • Mount Marrow State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Marburg

  • Marburg State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Marrow 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

Mount Marrow sits further from the CBD (59.4 km vs 56.6 km).

Mount Marrow Marburg
Walkability score 13/100 28/100
Distance to Brisbane 59.4 km
+5% vs other
 56.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 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.

Mount Marrow Marburg
Car (driver) 89.5% / 75.3%
Mount Marrow — Car (driver): 89.5% Marburg — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 16.8%
Mount Marrow — Worked from Home: 10.5% Marburg — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Mount Marrow — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marburg — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Mount Marrow — Walked Only: not among its largest Marburg — Walked Only: 2.5%
Train — / 1.0%
Mount Marrow — Train: not among its largest Marburg — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.5%).

Setting

Mount Marrow Marburg
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Marrow Marburg
Connectivity score 31/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 34%
519 premises

Climate

Mount Marrow 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)

Mount Marrow 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

Mount Marrow Marburg
Average residential rate $1,713/yr
same for both
Council Ipswich
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Marrow Marburg
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Marrow

Family Outer

Marburg

Acreage Outer Quiet

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