Maryborough West QLD 4650

Living Here

Maryborough West is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 568 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,269 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

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 West itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 9 schools

  • Riverside Christian College
  • Sunbury Primary School
  • Aldridge State High School
  • Maryborough Special School
  • Maryborough West State School
  • Agnew School
  • St Helens State School
  • Maryborough State High School
  • Central State School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Olivers
• 8 parks

  • Andrew Petrie Park
  • Quarry Court Park
  • Edward Street Park
  • R A Hunter Park
  • James Dowzer Park
  • Bernard Corser Park
  • R W Lupton Park
  • Moffat Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • Saint Mary's Catholic Church
• 3 optometrists

  • OPSM
  • Specsavers
  • Optical Warehouse
• 3 hospitals

  • Emergency
  • Main Reception
  • Maryborough Base Public Hospital
• 1 library

  • Mayborough Library
• 3 service stations

  • Ampol
  • Liberty
  • Ampol
• 2 gyms & sports centres

  • Hill Top Squash
  • Maryborough & District Hockey Association
• 1 golf club

  • Maryborough Golf Club
• 2 hardware stores

  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Tinana Hardware
• 2 mechanics

  • Maryborough Exhaust & Mechanical
  • Solar City Auto Electrical
• 2 electricians

  • Haymans Electrical
  • Watkins Electical
• 15 places to stay

  • City Caravan Park
  • Cara Motel
  • Carriers Arms Motel
  • Maryborough City Motel
  • Cheery Nomad RV Park & Farmstay
  • Arkana Motel
  • Mineral Sands Motel
  • Wallace Motel & Caravan Park Maryborough
  • Blue Shades Motel
  • Maryborough Bed & Breakfast

  See all 15 places to stay near Maryborough West →

Getting around. Train station: Maryborough West, 2.6 km west · Airport: Maryborough Airport, 5.2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

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: 47.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 52.5%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,835 bird observations recorded near Maryborough West — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (406)
• Magpie-lark (348)
• Pacific Black Duck (337)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (321)
• Torresian Crow (304)
• Noisy Miner (303)
• Dusky Moorhen (298)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (275)
• Australian Magpie (272)
• Australasian Figbird (259)
• Crested Pigeon (251)
• Willie Wagtail (239)
• Little Black Cormorant (238)

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

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Maryborough West:

• Oakhurst (3.2 km)
• Maryborough (4.3 km)
• Aldershot (4.7 km)
• St Helens (5 km)
• Tinana (5.5 km)
• Island Plantation (6 km)
• Yengarie (6.4 km)
• Granville (7.1 km)

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