Mount Marrow vs Walloon

Mount Marrow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Walloon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Marrow, most households are couple families. In Walloon, about half of households are couple families. Walloon is closer to the city centre: 52.8 km, against 59.4 km. On these figures, Mount Marrow tends to suit share households 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

Mount Marrow

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Walloon has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)

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

Walloon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $438/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Walloon

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 57 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (52.8 km vs 59.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Marrow carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 81/100)
  • Walloon is more walkable (52/100 vs 13/100)

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

Investors

Walloon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.2% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Marrow and Walloon 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 Walloon
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 Walloon
Walkability 13 / 52
Mount Marrow — Walkability: 13/100 Walloon — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 75 / 19
Mount Marrow — Safety: 75/100 Walloon — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Marrow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Walloon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Walloon has more residents (2,305 vs 182); Mount Marrow rents higher ($438/wk vs $370/wk).

Mount Marrow Walloon
Population 182 2,305
+1166% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +45.2%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $105,612/yr
+11% vs other
 $94,380/yr
Median weekly rent $438/wk
+16% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Marrow Walloon
0-4 6.6% / 6.8%
Mount Marrow — 0-4: 6.6% Walloon — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 19.2% / 15.4%
Mount Marrow — 5-14: 19.2% Walloon — 5-14: 15.4%
15-19 6.0% / 6.6%
Mount Marrow — 15-19: 6.0% Walloon — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 3.8% / 6.3%
Mount Marrow — 20-24: 3.8% Walloon — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.9% / 14.5%
Mount Marrow — 25-34: 9.9% Walloon — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 8.2% / 11.8%
Mount Marrow — 35-44: 8.2% Walloon — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 15.4% / 13.4%
Mount Marrow — 45-54: 15.4% Walloon — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 11.5% / 11.2%
Mount Marrow — 55-64: 11.5% Walloon — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 4.4% / 9.9%
Mount Marrow — 65-74: 4.4% Walloon — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 5.5% / 3.5%
Mount Marrow — 75-84: 5.5% Walloon — 75-84: 3.5%
85+ 2.7% / 0.7%
Mount Marrow — 85+: 2.7% Walloon — 85+: 0.7%

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%
Walloon 51.5% couple families
Walloon — Couple Families: 51.5% Walloon — Lone Person: 24.5% Walloon — One Parent Families: 18.5% Walloon — Group Household: 4.2% Walloon — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Walloon 29.2% renting
Walloon — Owned Outright: 27.3% Walloon — Mortgage: 43.5% Walloon — Renting: 29.2%
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.

Mount Marrow Walloon
New Zealand 3.8% / 3.2%
Mount Marrow — New Zealand: 3.8% Walloon — New Zealand: 3.2%
England — / 2.7%
Mount Marrow — England: not among its largest Walloon — England: 2.7%
India — / 0.6%
Mount Marrow — India: not among its largest Walloon — India: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Mount Marrow — Philippines: not among its largest Walloon — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Mount Marrow — Scotland: not among its largest Walloon — Scotland: 0.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Mount Marrow Walloon
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 21.2%
Mount Marrow — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Walloon — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.4%
Mount Marrow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Walloon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 5.2%
Mount Marrow — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Walloon — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Mount Marrow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Walloon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Mount Marrow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Walloon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Marrow 100.0% houses
Mount Marrow — Houses: 100.0% Mount Marrow — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Marrow — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Walloon 98.0% houses
Walloon — Houses: 98.0% Walloon — Townhouses: 1.3% Walloon — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Marrow Walloon
Median house price — $785,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $310,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 61 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mount Marrow Walloon
Houses — 3.6%
$625/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Mount Marrow Walloon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 86% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 30% of QLD

Liveability

Walloon is more walkable (52 vs 13).

Mount Marrow Walloon
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Walloon carries more crime risk (81 vs 25).

Mount Marrow Walloon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
25/100
 High
81/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Marrow Walloon
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Marrow

  • Mount Marrow State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Walloon

  • Walloon State School Government · Primary at peers
  • King's Christian College - Walloon Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Marrow Walloon
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Mount Marrow sits further from the CBD (59.4 km vs 52.8 km).

Mount Marrow Walloon
Walkability score 13/100 52/100
Distance to Brisbane 59.4 km
+11% vs other
 52.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4306
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.

Mount Marrow Walloon
Car (driver) 89.5% / 80.5%
Mount Marrow — Car (driver): 89.5% Walloon — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 10.5%
Mount Marrow — Worked from Home: 10.5% Walloon — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Mount Marrow — Car (passenger): not among its largest Walloon — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Train — / 2.1%
Mount Marrow — Train: not among its largest Walloon — Train: 2.1%
Walked Only — / 1.2%
Mount Marrow — Walked Only: not among its largest Walloon — Walked Only: 1.2%

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

Setting

Mount Marrow Walloon
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Marrow Walloon
Connectivity score 31/100 74/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 56%
1,143 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Marrow Walloon
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

Walloon

Acreage Family Outer Parks Quiet River Trains

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