Maroondan, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

7/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Maroondan is more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 875, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Maroondan at a glance

Population (2021): 346
Median age: 53
Median weekly household income: $936
SEIFA score: 875
Coordinates: -24.9651, 152.0121

Maroondan demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Maroondan using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 9% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	53	15%
Youth (15–24)	22	6%
Young adults (25–44)	53	15%
Mid-life (45–64)	114	33%
Seniors (65+)	104	30%

Share of the 346 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	81	58%
Owned with a mortgage	39	28%
Rented	13	9%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	131	92%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 142 occupied private dwellings in Maroondan.

Median weekly rent: $236
Median monthly mortgage: $1,131
Average household size: 2.3 people
Median weekly family income: $1,178
Median weekly personal income: $432

Community and culture

Born overseas: 35 (11%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 4 (1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 11 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 85 (30%)
Labour-force participation: 38.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%
Employed full-time: 53
Employed part-time: 44

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Maroondan

Where is Maroondan?

Maroondan is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Maroondan?

At the 2021 Census, Maroondan had a population of about 346.

Is Maroondan an advantaged area?

Maroondan has an ABS SEIFA score of 875, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 7 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of Australian suburbs.