Maryborough, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3465 · Central Goldfields Shire Council
Discover Maryborough with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
How Maryborough rates for families
How we rate suburbs →Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.
Average of the 7 factors scored so far.
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Kids' activities2.4/5
4 kinds within 3 km
12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0
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School access0.2/5
3.3% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school
70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Public transport0.0/5
0% of homes near a frequent stop or station
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 60% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Parks & play0.8/5
18.2% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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GP access1.8/5
23.5% of homes within 1 km of a GP
75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Bushfire1.7/5
54.3% of homes in a bushfire-prone area
Under 5% of homes scores 5 · 20% of homes scores 3 · every home scores 0
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Hot days3.2/5
14 days a year at 35°C or hotter
5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0
- Not rated yet:
- Commute to the city (not measured yet)
- Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
- Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
Also known, not scored: Home internet — 92.8% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).
Data sources (9)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- AroundSchools activity directory — AroundSchools activity directory (ACTIVE listings) (AroundSchools own data)
- © State of Victoria (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — School Locations 2026 (CC BY 4.0)
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
- © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0 — GTFS Schedule (CC BY 4.0)
- Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
- SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
- © NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)
Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).
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Sports & local clubs around Maryborough
Sports
- Martial arts (1 in Maryborough · 1 within 5 km) — Maryborough Karate Club (0.3 km)
- Tennis (1 in Maryborough · 1 within 5 km) — Maryborough Lawn Tennis Club (0.7 km)
More things to do around Maryborough
- Tutoring & STEM (1 in Maryborough · 1 within 5 km) — Kip McGrath - Maryborough (2.8 km)
Schools within 3 km of Maryborough
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3 schools within 3 km of the Maryborough centre, 3 with a Maryborough address. See all schools with a Maryborough address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Public pools (1)
Sports grounds (1)
Parks (4 of 5)
Bristol Hill Historic Area
Maryborough · 0.9 km
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Jack Pascoe Reserve
Maryborough · 1.2 km
Roscholler Park
Maryborough · 1.2 km
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A look around Maryborough
Maryborough
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Maryborough: 3 kids' activities within 5 km, 3 schools in Maryborough, and parks and playgrounds.
- Sports
- Martial arts, Tennis
- Kids' activities
- Tutoring & STEM
- Parks & places
- 6 parks · 1 public pool
- Explore nearby
- Newstead and Maldon
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Browse mapped places (13)
- St Augustine's Primary School - MaryboroughSchool
- Highview CollegeSchool
- Maryborough Education CentreSchool
- Maryborough Karate ClubActivity
- Maryborough Lawn Tennis ClubActivity
- Kip McGrath - MaryboroughActivity
- Phillips GardensPark or community place
- Princes ParkPark or community place
- Bristol Hill Historic AreaPark or community place
- Jack Pascoe ReservePark or community place
- Roscholler ParkPark or community place
- Maryborough Sports & Leisure CentrePark or community place
- Alex Chisholm Nature Conservation ReservePark or community place
Your council & community
Maryborough within Central Goldfields Shire Council
3 of the council area’s 3 activity providers
Central Goldfields Shire Council guideSchools in Maryborough
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Maryborough
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$435k
Median, houses
$225k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Maryborough
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Maryborough, VIC 3465
Property Type: House
Maryborough, VIC 3465
Property Type: Townhouse
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
Nearby suburbs
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Newstead
29.5 km
Maldon
29.9 km
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