Stanage vs Marlborough

Marlborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 60 in Stanage. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marlborough, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Stanage tends to suit older residents, while Marlborough suits people living alone.

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

Stanage

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 45%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 95/100)

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

First-home buyers

Marlborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Marlborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Marlborough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (510 min vs 586 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (739.3 km vs 793.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stanage

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 22%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Marlborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Stanage Marlborough
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.

Stanage Marlborough
Walkability 0 / 0
Stanage — Walkability: 0/100 Marlborough — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 5
Stanage — Safety: 24/100 Marlborough — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 87 / 100
Stanage — Low fire risk: 87/100 Marlborough — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Marlborough has more residents (154 vs 78); Marlborough has higher household incomes ($65,936 vs $34,788).

Stanage Marlborough
Population 78 154
+97% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.0% +3.4%
Median age 60 54
Median household income $34,788/yr $65,936/yr
+90% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stanage Marlborough
0-4 — / 7.1%
Stanage — 0-4: not among its largest Marlborough — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 3.8% / 5.2%
Stanage — 5-14: 3.8% Marlborough — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 3.8% / 1.9%
Stanage — 15-19: 3.8% Marlborough — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 3.8% / 1.9%
Stanage — 20-24: 3.8% Marlborough — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 — / 13.0%
Stanage — 25-34: not among its largest Marlborough — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 10.3% / 9.7%
Stanage — 35-44: 10.3% Marlborough — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 15.4% / 16.2%
Stanage — 45-54: 15.4% Marlborough — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 23.1% / 23.4%
Stanage — 55-64: 23.1% Marlborough — 55-64: 23.4%
65-74 26.9% / 15.6%
Stanage — 65-74: 26.9% Marlborough — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 7.7% / 4.5%
Stanage — 75-84: 7.7% Marlborough — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 1.9%
Stanage — 85+: not among its largest Marlborough — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stanage 38.9% lone person
Stanage — Lone Person: 38.9% Stanage — Couple Families: 44.4% Stanage — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Marlborough 54.8% lone person
Marlborough — Lone Person: 54.8% Marlborough — Couple Families: 23.8% Marlborough — One Parent Families: 21.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stanage 0.0% renting
Stanage — Owned Outright: 87.5% Stanage — Mortgage: 12.5% Stanage — Renting: 0.0%
Marlborough 16.3% renting
Marlborough — Owned Outright: 51.0% Marlborough — Mortgage: 32.7% Marlborough — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stanage 88.5% houses
Stanage — Houses: 88.5% Stanage — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Marlborough 83.6% houses
Marlborough — Houses: 83.6% Marlborough — Flats / Apartments: 16.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Stanage Marlborough
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 11.0%
Stanage — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Marlborough — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 1.9%
Stanage — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Marlborough — Bachelor Degree: 1.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.6%
Stanage — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Marlborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Development activity

Stanage Marlborough
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
same for both
Approvals change year on year +97%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Stanage Marlborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 33% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of QLD —
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD

Liveability

Stanage Marlborough
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Stanage carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Marlborough carries more crime risk (95 vs 76).

Stanage Marlborough
Bushfire Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
95/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
96/100
 High
98/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Stanage Marlborough
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 Stanage

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

Schools in Marlborough

  • Marlborough State School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Stanage Marlborough
Parks & reserves 2 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 25 39

Mobility

Stanage sits further from the CBD (793.1 km vs 739.3 km).

Stanage Marlborough
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 793.1 km
+7% vs other
 739.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 586 min 510 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4702
 0.0%
postcode 4705
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 4702
 41
postcode 4705

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.

Stanage Marlborough
Worked from Home 72.7% / 34.8%
Stanage — Worked from Home: 72.7% Marlborough — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Car (driver) 27.3% / 50.0%
Stanage — Car (driver): 27.3% Marlborough — Car (driver): 50.0%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Stanage — Car (passenger): not among its largest Marlborough — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Walked Only — / 7.6%
Stanage — Walked Only: not among its largest Marlborough — Walked Only: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Stanage Marlborough
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Stanage Marlborough
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 0%
32 premises

Council rates

Stanage Marlborough
Average residential rate $2,445/yr
same for both
Council Livingstone
same for both

Federal electorate

Stanage Marlborough
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Stanage Marlborough
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Stanage

Retirees Rural

Marlborough

Rural

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