Mount Marshall vs Clintonvale
Mount Marshall is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Clintonvale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Marshall, about half of households are couple families. In Clintonvale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Clintonvale tends to suit people living alone and 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
Mount Marshall
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Marshall
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 50%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Clintonvale
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 5%)
- has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $279/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Clintonvale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (139.8 km vs 151.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 123 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Marshall and Clintonvale 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
Mount Marshall has more residents (229 vs 72); Mount Marshall rents higher ($279/wk vs $165/wk).
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 229 +69% vs other | 72 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.8% | -2.7% |
| Median age | 53 | 56 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $279/wk +41% vs other | $165/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
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 (21.0%).
Property market
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 66 days from 4 sales | — |
Development activity
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of QLD same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 51% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of QLD | Higher than 29% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| 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
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Mount Marshall sits further from the CBD (151.3 km vs 139.8 km).
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 151.3 km +8% vs other | 139.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 123 min | 114 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4362 | 0.2% postcode 4370 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 4362 | 57 postcode 4370 |
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 (76.2%).
Setting
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 508 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 100 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.