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Maryborough vs Maryborough Surrounds - South
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 29 km apart · Maryborough profile · Maryborough Surrounds - South profile
Maryborough Maryborough Surrounds - South
Maryborough (Qld) and Maryborough Surrounds - South are nearby Queensland areas with very different living patterns. Maryborough (Qld) is a more walkable hub where 55.2% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while Maryborough Surrounds - South is car-dependent and has far more homeowners, with 54.5% of homes owned outright compared to 37.9% in Maryborough (Qld). Maryborough (Qld) also has a higher proportion of one-parent families at 23.7% and a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 6.8%.
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of households renting, though Maryborough (Qld) is far higher at 30.9% than Maryborough Surrounds - South at 10.0%. They are also similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which are $977 and $959 respectively. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are growing; residents in Maryborough Surrounds - South are now far older than those in Maryborough (Qld), and the difference in outright home ownership has widened since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 18,179
- First area, 2016: 18,238
- First area, 2021: 18,558
- Second area, 2011: 7,647
- Second area, 2016: 8,395
- Second area, 2021: 9,548
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 55 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Maryborough: 1.3% males, 2.2% females; 85+ in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Maryborough: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.4% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Maryborough: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.8% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Maryborough: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 5.8% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Maryborough: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 65–69 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 6.4% males, 5.5% females
- 60–64 in Maryborough: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 6.1% males, 5.9% females
- 55–59 in Maryborough: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 4.5% males, 4.7% females
- 50–54 in Maryborough: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Maryborough: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 30–34 in Maryborough: 2.8% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Maryborough: 3.0% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.6% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Maryborough: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.8% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Maryborough: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 0–4 in Maryborough: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Maryborough Surrounds - South: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $405
- First area, 2016: $463
- First area, 2021: $517
- Second area, 2011: $370
- Second area, 2016: $429
- Second area, 2021: $471
- First area, 2011: $770
- First area, 2016: $862
- First area, 2021: $977
- Second area, 2011: $742
- Second area, 2016: $812
- Second area, 2021: $959
- First area, 2011: $945
- First area, 2016: $1,090
- First area, 2021: $1,273
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $976
- Second area, 2021: $1,176
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $235
- First area, 2021: $255
- Second area, 2011: $180
- Second area, 2016: $220
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,191
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- Second area, 2011: $1,100
- Second area, 2016: $1,105
- Second area, 2021: $1,170
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maryborough vs Maryborough Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/319051524/maryborough/vs/319051525/maryborough-surrounds-south