Pleystowe vs Marian

Marian is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 40 in Pleystowe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pleystowe, about half of households are couple families. In Marian, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pleystowe: a median of $790,000, against $724,000 in Marian, though rent is higher in Marian. On these figures, Marian tends to suit 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

Marian

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pleystowe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($303/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pleystowe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (670 min vs 682 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (977 km vs 986.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pleystowe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 8%)

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

Pleystowe and Marian drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Pleystowe Marian
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.

Pleystowe Marian
Walkability 0 / 0
Pleystowe — Walkability: 0/100 Marian — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 67
Pleystowe — Safety: 62/100 Marian — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pleystowe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Marian — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marian has more residents (4,224 vs 418); Marian rents higher ($400/wk vs $303/wk).

Pleystowe Marian
Population 418 4,224
+911% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.7% +8.2%
Median age 40 32
Median household income $106,600/yr $124,384/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $303/wk $400/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe Marian
0-4 6.2% / 8.0%
Pleystowe — 0-4: 6.2% Marian — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 15.3% / 19.0%
Pleystowe — 5-14: 15.3% Marian — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 5.7% / 6.1%
Pleystowe — 15-19: 5.7% Marian — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.1% / 5.5%
Pleystowe — 20-24: 4.1% Marian — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.5% / 14.8%
Pleystowe — 25-34: 10.5% Marian — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 13.2% / 16.2%
Pleystowe — 35-44: 13.2% Marian — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 12.7% / 13.1%
Pleystowe — 45-54: 12.7% Marian — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 15.1% / 9.5%
Pleystowe — 55-64: 15.1% Marian — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 9.3% / 5.1%
Pleystowe — 65-74: 9.3% Marian — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 6.0% / 2.2%
Pleystowe — 75-84: 6.0% Marian — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ 1.4% / 0.3%
Pleystowe — 85+: 1.4% Marian — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 53.7% couple families
Pleystowe — Couple Families: 53.7% Pleystowe — Lone Person: 28.4% Pleystowe — One Parent Families: 13.7% Pleystowe — Other Families: 4.2% Pleystowe — Group Household: 0.0%
Marian 67.8% couple families
Marian — Couple Families: 67.8% Marian — Lone Person: 16.1% Marian — One Parent Families: 12.7% Marian — Other Families: 0.9% Marian — Group Household: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 18.5% renting
Pleystowe — Owned Outright: 40.0% Pleystowe — Mortgage: 41.5% Pleystowe — Renting: 18.5%
Marian 18.4% renting
Marian — Owned Outright: 22.2% Marian — Mortgage: 59.4% Marian — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pleystowe Marian
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 23.4%
Pleystowe — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Marian — Certificate III & IV: 23.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 4.9%
Pleystowe — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Marian — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.1%
Pleystowe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Marian — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.8%
Pleystowe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Marian — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 0.5%
Pleystowe — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Marian — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Pleystowe Marian
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Pleystowe — New Zealand: 1.7% Marian — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa 2.2% / 0.4%
Pleystowe — South Africa: 2.2% Marian — South Africa: 0.4%
England 1.0% / 1.0%
Pleystowe — England: 1.0% Marian — England: 1.0%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.2%
Pleystowe — Scotland: 1.2% Marian — Scotland: 0.2%
Fiji 0.7% / —
Pleystowe — Fiji: 0.7% Marian — Fiji: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.3%
Pleystowe — Philippines: not among its largest Marian — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pleystowe 100.8% houses
Pleystowe — Houses: 100.8% Pleystowe — Townhouses: 0.0% Pleystowe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marian 98.9% houses
Marian — Houses: 98.9% Marian — Townhouses: 1.0% Marian — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pleystowe Marian
Median house price $790,000 $724,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $695,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 38 sales

Development activity

Pleystowe Marian
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
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.

Pleystowe Marian
Houses — 5.7%
$810/wk on $739K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Pleystowe Marian
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of QLD

Liveability

Pleystowe Marian
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pleystowe Marian
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
33/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Pleystowe Marian
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pleystowe

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Marian

  • Marian State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pleystowe Marian
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 14

Mobility

Marian sits further from the CBD (986.8 km vs 977 km).

Pleystowe Marian
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 977 km 986.8 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 670 min 682 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.1%
postcode 4753
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 78
postcode 4753

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.

Pleystowe Marian
Car (driver) 89.8% / 85.1%
Pleystowe — Car (driver): 89.8% Marian — Car (driver): 85.1%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 7.1%
Pleystowe — Worked from Home: 4.8% Marian — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.7%
Pleystowe — Car (passenger): 5.4% Marian — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Pleystowe — Walked Only: not among its largest Marian — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus — / 1.6%
Pleystowe — Bus: not among its largest Marian — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.8%).

Setting

Pleystowe Marian
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 20.5 km

NBN connectivity

Pleystowe Marian
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 43%
1,563 premises

Climate

Pleystowe Marian
Annual rainfall 1,517 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pleystowe Marian
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Pleystowe Marian
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Pleystowe Marian
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pleystowe Marian
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pleystowe

Acreage

Marian

Acreage Family

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