QLD · Fraser Coast Council
Maryborough West, 4650
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Maryborough West offers a slower smaller community life in Fraser Coast, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. A strong local centre anchors daily routines, while the surrounding region adds variety for weekends away. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.
Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with housing affordability and parks and green space holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 568
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,269
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 242
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 48.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 23 / 3 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 29
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 51.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 81 residents
- State safety percentile
- 66.9th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -0.3%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault165
- Drug Offences272
- Good Order Offences208
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)410
- Traffic And Related Offences234
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
5 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- OliversCafe
- Maryborough ShowgroundsCommunity centre
23345 Bruce Highway
- Maryborough CrematoriumCrematorium
Walker Street, Maryborough West
- Tesla SuperchargerEV charging
- AmpolPetrol station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Andrew Petrie ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 17
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 43.1/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 45% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2938th in Australia
- State rank
- 679th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #99 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #301 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 58%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ampolamenitiesfuel
- Maryborough CrematoriumamenitiesWalker Street, Maryborough Westcrematorium
- Maryborough Showgroundsamenities23345 Bruce Highwaycommunity_centre
- Oliversamenitiescafe
- Tesla Superchargeramenitiescharging_station
- Assaultcrime165
- Drug Offencescrime272
- Good Order Offencescrime208
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime410
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime234
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
More in Fraser Coast Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.