VIC · Central Goldfields Council
Maryborough, 3465
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Maryborough anchors everyday life in Central Goldfields, a regional established suburb with its own identity and rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Food and coffee are a real part of local identity, with plenty of places to meet and linger. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
On the desirability index, the suburb rates good overall, led by parks and green space and transport and access, while community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities sit closer to the middle of the pack for similar regional towns.
Population
- Population
- 8,160
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $876
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 356 of 3,998
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,000
- Employment rate
- 40%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 285 / 343 / 61
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 (2026)
- 957
- Against the person
- 202
- Against property
- 385
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 117.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 40 residents
- State safety percentile
- 79.5th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -25.5%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage81
- B43 Steal From A Retail Store78
- B49 Other Theft53
- C32 Drug Possession64
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order123
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,005
- Highview CollegeSecondary
- Maryborough Education CentreCombined
- St Augustine's SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
86 public transport stops in this suburb
- Holyrood St/Park Rd
- Holyrood St/Park Rd
- Maryborough Railway Station
- Maryborough Station
- Napier St/Derby St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
141 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Antiques
- WestpacATM
- Class Kitchen BakeryBakery
- GFC Wood Oven BakeryBakery
- ANZBank
High Street, Maryborough
- bankmecuBank
186 High Street, Maryborough
- Bendigo BankBank
54 Tuaggra Street, Maryborough
- Commonwealth BankBank
106 High Street, Maryborough
- NABBank
- Bench (7)
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
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Alex Chisholm Nature Conservation ReserveNature reserve
- Bristol Hill Historic and Cultural Features ReserveNature reserve
- Inkerman Lead Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Martin ReservePark
- Maryborough H57 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
- Phillips GardensPark
- Soldiers Memorial PlotPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 6
- Emergency department
- On site
- David O'Hareoptometrist
- MDHSyes
- Maryborough District Health Servicehospital
- Maryborough Family Dentaldentist
- Maryborough Pharmacypharmacy
- Priceline PharmacyHigh Streetpharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Heritage
11 state heritage places
- BULL & MOUTH HOTELNH2150
- CAB BUILDING & HOUSENH2151
- MARYBOROUGH COURT HOUSENH1475
- MARYBOROUGH EAST PRIMARY SCHOOLNH2141
- MARYBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOLNH2143
- MARYBOROUGH OLYMPIC POOLNH1319
- MARYBOROUGH RAILWAY STATIONNH1577
- MARYBOROUGH TECHNICAL SCHOOLNH2142
- MARYBOROUGH TOWN HALLNH2152
- POST OFFICE MARYBOROUGHNH1754
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay 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)
- 21
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
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
- 60.8/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 14% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 663rd in Australia
- State rank
- 171st in VIC
- Peer rank
- #4 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #16 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B21 Criminal Damagecrime81
- B43 Steal From A Retail Storecrime78
- B49 Other Theftcrime53
- C32 Drug Possessioncrime64
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime123
- BULL & MOUTH HOTELheritageNH2150
- CAB BUILDING & HOUSEheritageNH2151
- MARYBOROUGH COURT HOUSEheritageNH1475
- MARYBOROUGH EAST PRIMARY SCHOOLheritageNH2141
- MARYBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOLheritageNH2143
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
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