Blaxland vs Dalby

Dalby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 46 in Blaxland. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blaxland, most households are couple families. On these figures, Blaxland tends to suit couples, while Dalby suits families with children.

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

Dalby

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Blaxland carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Blaxland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Blaxland has cheaper rent ($193/wk vs $260/wk)
  • Dalby has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Blaxland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (198.8 km vs 215.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 161 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Blaxland carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 83/100)
  • Dalby has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Blaxland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (65.7% vs 0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blaxland Dalby
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.

Blaxland Dalby
Walkability 0 / 4
Blaxland — Walkability: 0/100 Dalby — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 53 / 17
Blaxland — Safety: 53/100 Dalby — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blaxland — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dalby — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dalby has more residents (12,758 vs 58); Dalby rents higher ($260/wk vs $193/wk).

Blaxland Dalby
Population 58 12,758
+21897% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +65.7% +0.3%
Median age 46 35
Median household income $71,448/yr $76,024/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $193/wk $260/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blaxland Dalby
0-4 5.2% / 6.5%
Blaxland — 0-4: 5.2% Dalby — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 10.3% / 16.1%
Blaxland — 5-14: 10.3% Dalby — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 — / 6.9%
Blaxland — 15-19: not among its largest Dalby — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 6.5%
Blaxland — 20-24: not among its largest Dalby — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 8.6% / 13.1%
Blaxland — 25-34: 8.6% Dalby — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 15.5% / 11.7%
Blaxland — 35-44: 15.5% Dalby — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 10.3% / 12.7%
Blaxland — 45-54: 10.3% Dalby — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 37.9% / 11.1%
Blaxland — 55-64: 37.9% Dalby — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 5.2% / 8.4%
Blaxland — 65-74: 5.2% Dalby — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 — / 4.8%
Blaxland — 75-84: not among its largest Dalby — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 5.2% / 2.2%
Blaxland — 85+: 5.2% Dalby — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (37.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blaxland 72.7% couple families
Blaxland — Couple Families: 72.7% Blaxland — Lone Person: 27.3% Blaxland — One Parent Families: 0.0% Blaxland — Group Household: 0.0% Blaxland — Other Families: 0.0%
Dalby 40.3% couple families
Dalby — Couple Families: 40.3% Dalby — Lone Person: 35.0% Dalby — One Parent Families: 18.9% Dalby — Group Household: 4.2% Dalby — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blaxland 15.0% renting
Blaxland — Owned Outright: 35.0% Blaxland — Mortgage: 50.0% Blaxland — Renting: 15.0%
Dalby 35.8% renting
Dalby — Owned Outright: 29.3% Dalby — Mortgage: 34.9% Dalby — Renting: 35.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blaxland 100.0% houses
Blaxland — Houses: 100.0% Blaxland — Townhouses: 0.0% Blaxland — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dalby 91.1% houses
Dalby — Houses: 91.1% Dalby — Townhouses: 7.8% Dalby — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Blaxland Dalby
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 17.9%
Blaxland — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Dalby — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 6.9%
Blaxland — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Dalby — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 5.4%
Blaxland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Dalby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.2% / 1.1%
Blaxland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.2% Dalby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Blaxland — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dalby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Property market

Blaxland Dalby
Median house price — $550,000
Median unit price — $455,000
Median land price — $535,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 99 sales

Development activity

Blaxland Dalby
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Blaxland Dalby
Houses — 5.2%
$600/wk on $599K
Units — 4.7%
$422/wk on $469K

Ranking within QLD

Blaxland Dalby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 72% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Blaxland Dalby
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Dalby carries more crime risk (83 vs 47).

Blaxland Dalby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
83/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Blaxland Dalby
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Blaxland

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

Schools in Dalby

  • Dalby South State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Southern Cross College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Dalby Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Dalby State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Dalby State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Dalby State High School - Bunya Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Blaxland Dalby
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 0 16
Childcare 0 12
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 9
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Dalby sits further from the CBD (215.8 km vs 198.8 km).

Blaxland Dalby
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 198.8 km 215.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4405
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4405
same for both

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.

Blaxland Dalby
Car (driver) 59.4% / 81.0%
Blaxland — Car (driver): 59.4% Dalby — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 40.6% / 5.6%
Blaxland — Worked from Home: 40.6% Dalby — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.2%
Blaxland — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dalby — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Blaxland — Walked Only: not among its largest Dalby — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bus — / 0.9%
Blaxland — Bus: not among its largest Dalby — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Blaxland Dalby
Elevation 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 345 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Blaxland Dalby
Connectivity score 30/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 34%
6,157 premises

Council rates

Blaxland Dalby
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Blaxland Dalby
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blaxland Dalby
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blaxland

Professionals Rural

Dalby

Acreage Affordable Family

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