Mount Marshall vs Willowvale
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Marshall, about half of households are couple families. In Willowvale, most households are couple families. On these figures, Willowvale tends to suit 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
Willowvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 37/100)
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
Willowvale
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 5%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 24%)
- has cheaper rent ($223/wk vs $279/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mount Marshall has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 28%)
- Willowvale carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Willowvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.9% vs -5.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Marshall and Willowvale 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 108); Willowvale has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $61,724).
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 229 +53% vs other | 108 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.8% | +14.9% |
| Median age | 53 | 51 |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $81,224/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $279/wk +20% vs other | $223/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 | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of QLD | Higher than 34% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
Liveability
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 carries more crime risk (37 vs 26).
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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 | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 151.3 km | 151.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 123 min same for both | |
| 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 | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 508 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 536 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Marshall | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Willowvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Mount Marshall
Other comparisons with Willowvale
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.