Raglan vs Marmor

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Raglan, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marmor: a median of $395,000, against $240,000 in Raglan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Raglan tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Marmor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 94/100)

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

First-home buyers

Raglan

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($240,000 vs $395,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Raglan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Raglan sits closer to the CBD (581.7 km vs 586.4 km)
  • Marmor has a shorter drive in (402 min vs 408 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marmor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 94/100)

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

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

Raglan Marmor
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.

Raglan Marmor
Walkability 0 / 0
Raglan — Walkability: 0/100 Marmor — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 6 / 20
Raglan — Safety: 6/100 Marmor — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Raglan — Low fire risk: 42/100 Marmor — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marmor has more residents (208 vs 143); Marmor has higher household incomes ($67,184 vs $58,500).

Raglan Marmor
Population 143 208
+45% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.1% -1.9%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $58,500/yr $67,184/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk $200/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Raglan Marmor
0-4 2.1% / 7.7%
Raglan — 0-4: 2.1% Marmor — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 13.3% / 9.1%
Raglan — 5-14: 13.3% Marmor — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 5.6% / 5.3%
Raglan — 15-19: 5.6% Marmor — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / 5.3%
Raglan — 20-24: not among its largest Marmor — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 6.3% / 8.7%
Raglan — 25-34: 6.3% Marmor — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 11.9% / 9.6%
Raglan — 35-44: 11.9% Marmor — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 26.6% / 13.9%
Raglan — 45-54: 26.6% Marmor — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 17.5% / 22.6%
Raglan — 55-64: 17.5% Marmor — 55-64: 22.6%
65-74 13.3% / 9.1%
Raglan — 65-74: 13.3% Marmor — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 4.9% / 4.8%
Raglan — 75-84: 4.9% Marmor — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 1.9%
Raglan — 85+: not among its largest Marmor — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Raglan 57.1% couple families
Raglan — Couple Families: 57.1% Raglan — Lone Person: 23.8% Raglan — One Parent Families: 19.0%
Marmor 43.1% couple families
Marmor — Couple Families: 43.1% Marmor — Lone Person: 31.4% Marmor — One Parent Families: 25.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Raglan 17.1% renting
Raglan — Owned Outright: 51.2% Raglan — Mortgage: 31.7% Raglan — Renting: 17.1%
Marmor 12.5% renting
Marmor — Owned Outright: 47.2% Marmor — Mortgage: 40.3% Marmor — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Raglan Marmor
New Zealand 2.8% / 1.4%
Raglan — New Zealand: 2.8% Marmor — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa — / 2.4%
Raglan — South Africa: not among its largest Marmor — South Africa: 2.4%
England — / 1.9%
Raglan — England: not among its largest Marmor — England: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Raglan Marmor
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 19.2%
Raglan — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Marmor — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 6.7%
Raglan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Marmor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree 2.8% / 1.9%
Raglan — Bachelor Degree: 2.8% Marmor — Bachelor Degree: 1.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Raglan 102.3% houses
Raglan — Houses: 102.3% Raglan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Marmor 93.8% houses
Marmor — Houses: 93.8% Marmor — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Raglan Marmor
Median house price $240,000 $395,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 137 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Raglan Marmor
New dwellings approved 274
across Gladstone
 390
across Rockhampton
Approvals change year on year +132% +133%

Ranking within QLD

Raglan Marmor
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of QLD Higher than 6% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD

Liveability

Raglan Marmor
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Raglan carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Raglan carries more crime risk (94 vs 80).

Raglan Marmor
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
94/100
 High
80/100
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

Raglan Marmor
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Raglan

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

Schools in Marmor

  • Marmor State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Raglan Marmor
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 22 6

Mobility

Marmor sits further from the CBD (586.4 km vs 581.7 km).

Raglan Marmor
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 581.7 km 586.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 408 min 402 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4697
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 58
postcode 4702

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.

Raglan Marmor
Car (driver) 83.9% / 69.0%
Raglan — Car (driver): 83.9% Marmor — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 17.2%
Raglan — Worked from Home: 16.1% Marmor — Worked from Home: 17.2%
Walked Only — / 9.2%
Raglan — Walked Only: not among its largest Marmor — Walked Only: 9.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Raglan — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marmor — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Raglan Marmor
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.8 km 11.7 km

NBN connectivity

Raglan Marmor
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 0%
52 premises

Climate

Raglan Marmor
Annual rainfall 851 mm 811 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C 32.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C 11.6°C

Council rates

Raglan Marmor
Average residential rate $2,358/yr $1,313/yr
Council Gladstone Rockhampton

Federal electorate

Raglan Marmor
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Raglan Marmor
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Raglan

Rural

Marmor

Rural

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