Who lives here
15,287
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age49
- Aged 65+28.4%
- Under 2526.6%
- Median household income$926/wk
- Median rent$250/wk
Fraser Coast, Queensland
A working river town that never chased growth.
Maryborough is an old river and rail town that still reads that way: heritage sandstone buildings along the main street, the Mary River splitting the town in two, and a claim to fame as the birthplace of Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers. The population sits at 15,287, and the numbers underneath describe an established, ageing community rather than a growth suburb: median age 49, with 28.4% of residents over 65. Construction is the biggest trade across the wider Fraser Coast council area by a clear margin, 1,538 businesses, and that industry is still setting the pace for local work.
At $926 a week household income, a website here has to prove its worth before it earns the click. Median age 49 and a large retiree population change the design brief too: bigger type, real contrast, buttons that work without zooming in, and a phone number that's easy to find. Whether you're a builder chasing renovation work, a physiotherapist, a real estate agent, or an accountant, the same rule holds: a fast, well-built site with proper local SEO is the cheapest sales rep you'll ever hire, and it works weekends. With an estimated 970 businesses trading in Maryborough itself, most still findable only by name, the ones with an actual website are the ones showing up first when someone searches.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Maryborough market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Maryborough itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Fraser Coast area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~970
businesses in Maryborough (estimated*)
- Fraser Coast total7,104
- Solo / non-employing4,119
- 1–4 staff2,010
- 5–19 staff792
- 20+ staff183
86% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Fraser Coast (2025)
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Construction1,538
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Health care & social assistance820
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Rental, hiring & real estate693
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Agriculture, forestry & fishing642
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Professional, scientific & technical services549
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Other services476
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Maryborough businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and other trades chasing renovation and new-build work across Fraser Coast, with a gallery that sells the finish, not just the quote.
- Quote request form
- Project gallery with photos
- Service area pages
- Fast-loading on mobile 4G
Clinic & Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$4,500 – $11,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For clinics, physios and allied health practices serving an older client base, built for booking online and reading clearly without zooming in.
- Online booking calendar
- Patient intake forms
- Service and specialist pages
- Large type, high-contrast layout
Property & Rental Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For real estate and rental agencies working the Fraser Coast market, built to list properties, capture enquiries and rank for local searches.
- Property and rental listings
- Enquiry and appraisal forms
- Map-based property search
- Agent profile pages
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Why FindDevs in Maryborough
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Maryborough the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Maryborough's actual customers.
The median age in Maryborough is 49. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Maryborough questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or service site for a builder or tradie runs $3,000 – $8,000. A clinic or allied health booking site with online scheduling runs $4,500 – $11,500. A property or rental site with listings and enquiry forms runs $3,500 – $9,000. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Most Maryborough projects run 2–4 weeks for a straightforward trade or service site, and 3–5 weeks for anything with online booking or a property and rental listings system. Timing depends on how quickly you can supply content: photos, service lists, pricing and any existing branding. The developers we match you with give you a firm timeline as part of the fixed-price quote, before any work starts, so there are no surprises once the job is underway.
Yes. Maryborough's median age is 49, and 28.4% of residents are over 65, which changes the design brief: bigger type, strong colour contrast, and buttons and menus that work without pinch-zooming on a phone. Clear opening hours, a visible phone number and a simple booking or enquiry form matter more than animation or clever layout. The developers we match are briefed on that audience specifically, not handed a generic template built for a capital city market.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Maryborough businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
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Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Maryborough, by registered businesses in Fraser Coast. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
1,538
local businesses
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Health care & social assistance
820
local businesses
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Rental, hiring & real estate
693
local businesses
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Professional, scientific & technical services
549
local businesses
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