Armstrong Creek vs Dayboro

Dayboro is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 45 in Armstrong Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Armstrong Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Dayboro, most households are couple families. On these figures, Dayboro tends to suit families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Dayboro

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • But Armstrong Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 33/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Dayboro

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (44.5 km vs 49 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Armstrong Creek carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 33/100)
  • Dayboro is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Dayboro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Armstrong Creek and Dayboro drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Walkability 0 / 67
Armstrong Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Dayboro — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 88 / 67
Armstrong Creek — Safety: 88/100 Dayboro — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Armstrong Creek — Low fire risk: 42/100 Dayboro — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dayboro has more residents (2,376 vs 328); Armstrong Creek skews older (45 vs 40).

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Population 328 2,376
+624% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +12.1%
Median age 45 40
Median household income $112,632/yr $119,756/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+1% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
0-4 5.5% / 5.6%
Armstrong Creek — 0-4: 5.5% Dayboro — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.4% / 17.3%
Armstrong Creek — 5-14: 13.4% Dayboro — 5-14: 17.3%
15-19 4.9% / 6.5%
Armstrong Creek — 15-19: 4.9% Dayboro — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.6% / 3.6%
Armstrong Creek — 20-24: 4.6% Dayboro — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.1% / 10.3%
Armstrong Creek — 25-34: 9.1% Dayboro — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 12.8% / 14.3%
Armstrong Creek — 35-44: 12.8% Dayboro — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 17.7% / 15.4%
Armstrong Creek — 45-54: 17.7% Dayboro — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 18.9% / 12.4%
Armstrong Creek — 55-64: 18.9% Dayboro — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 11.6% / 10.1%
Armstrong Creek — 65-74: 11.6% Dayboro — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 3.7% / 3.4%
Armstrong Creek — 75-84: 3.7% Dayboro — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.9% / 1.2%
Armstrong Creek — 85+: 0.9% Dayboro — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek 54.9% couple families
Armstrong Creek — Couple Families: 54.9% Armstrong Creek — Lone Person: 25.4% Armstrong Creek — One Parent Families: 15.5% Armstrong Creek — Group Household: 4.2% Armstrong Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Dayboro 65.1% couple families
Dayboro — Couple Families: 65.1% Dayboro — Lone Person: 21.3% Dayboro — One Parent Families: 9.9% Dayboro — Group Household: 1.5% Dayboro — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek 6.4% renting
Armstrong Creek — Owned Outright: 40.9% Armstrong Creek — Mortgage: 52.7% Armstrong Creek — Renting: 6.4%
Dayboro 9.7% renting
Dayboro — Owned Outright: 30.9% Dayboro — Mortgage: 59.4% Dayboro — Renting: 9.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.5%
Armstrong Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Dayboro — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 12.9%
Armstrong Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Dayboro — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.3% / 9.9%
Armstrong Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3% Dayboro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.2%
Armstrong Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Dayboro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.3%
Armstrong Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Dayboro — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
England 3.7% / 7.2%
Armstrong Creek — England: 3.7% Dayboro — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.6%
Armstrong Creek — New Zealand: 0.9% Dayboro — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland 1.5% / 0.3%
Armstrong Creek — Scotland: 1.5% Dayboro — Scotland: 0.3%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Armstrong Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Dayboro — South Africa: 1.1%
Germany — / 0.7%
Armstrong Creek — Germany: not among its largest Dayboro — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Armstrong Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Dayboro — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Armstrong Creek 100.0% houses
Armstrong Creek — Houses: 100.0% Armstrong Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Armstrong Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Dayboro 96.4% houses
Dayboro — Houses: 96.4% Dayboro — Flats / Apartments: 2.8% Dayboro — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Median house price — $1,275,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 14 sales

Development activity

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD

Liveability

Dayboro is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Grade — A
Score — 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Armstrong Creek carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0); Dayboro carries more crime risk (33 vs 12).

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Armstrong Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Dayboro

  • Dayboro State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 11
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Armstrong Creek sits further from the CBD (49 km vs 44.5 km).

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Walkability score 0/100 67/100
Distance to Brisbane 49 km
+9% vs other
 44.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 4520
 1.2%
postcode 4521
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4520
 98
postcode 4521

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Car (driver) 70.3% / 69.5%
Armstrong Creek — Car (driver): 70.3% Dayboro — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 24.6% / 21.4%
Armstrong Creek — Worked from Home: 24.6% Dayboro — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 3.8%
Armstrong Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9% Dayboro — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Train 2.2% / 2.4%
Armstrong Creek — Train: 2.2% Dayboro — Train: 2.4%
Walked Only — / 2.6%
Armstrong Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Dayboro — Walked Only: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.8 km 20.6 km

NBN connectivity

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Connectivity score 33/100 73/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 51%
939 premises

Climate

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Armstrong Creek Dayboro
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Armstrong Creek

Outer River

Dayboro

Acreage Family Outer Parks

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