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Maryborough QLD 4650

9,298 addresses · 211 streets

Wide Bay Electorate › Fraser Coast LGA › Maryborough · 218 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A historic regional city on the Fraser Coast of Queensland, Maryborough has a heritage character and an older profile (median age 49). Households average 2.2 people. Median household income is $926 a week, and rent is very affordable at around $250.

Maryborough is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 15,287 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $926 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

15,287Population
49Median age
$926Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maryborough (Qld) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Maryborough itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Maryborough, 1 km south · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 2.3 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 32.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Maryborough

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Maryborough QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202032.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.2% · Labour-force participation 42.6%

Population by age in Maryborough
Population by age, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4627
5-141,733
15-19915
20-24796
25-341,388
35-441,484
45-541,801
55-642,195
65-742,273
75-841,438
85+631
Dwelling types in Maryborough
Dwelling types, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House5,426
Townhouse558
Apartment362
Other40
Households by weekly income in Maryborough
Households by weekly income, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,853
$650-1,4992,424
$1,500-2,9991,255
$3,000+355
Top ancestries in Maryborough
Top ancestries, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English6,790
Australian6,455
Scottish1,676
Irish1,675
German1,327
Ancestry NS1,033
Housing tenure in Maryborough
Housing tenure, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,414
Mortgage1,521
Rented2,161
Other125
Cars per household in Maryborough
Cars per household, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0748
12,744
21,828
3579
4+315
Commute to work in Maryborough
Commute to work, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,543
Train4
Bus16
Tram/ferry0
Walked228
Bicycle77
Home232
Top countries of birth in Maryborough
Top countries of birth, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England397
New Zealand259
Philippines123
Germany68
Scotland65
India38
Languages used at home in Maryborough
Languages used at home, Maryborough QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog33
Filipino30
German28
Thai23
Punjabi16
Italian16

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,612 bird observations recorded near Maryborough — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Maryborough

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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