Bowenville vs Dalby

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bowenville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bowenville tends to suit couples.

Bowenville is a very small rural community of 219 people, while Dalby is a larger regional town with 12,758 residents. Bowenville offers a higher median household income of $82,524 compared to Dalby's $76,024, and significantly lower rental costs at $200 per week versus $260. However, Bowenville has a notably higher crime risk score of 68 compared to Dalby's 83, and essentially no walkability infrastructure. Dalby is closer to Brisbane CBD at 215.8 km, though both are quite remote. The choice depends on whether you prioritise a quieter, more affluent rural setting or a larger town with more services and amenities.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 1)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • But Bowenville carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 83/100)

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

Bowenville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bowenville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (187.3 km vs 215.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 161 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bowenville carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 83/100)
  • Dalby has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

Dalby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.3% vs -12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bowenville 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.

Bowenville 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.

Bowenville Dalby
Walkability 0 / 4
Bowenville — Walkability: 0/100 Dalby — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 32 / 17
Bowenville — Safety: 32/100 Dalby — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bowenville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dalby — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dalby has more residents (12,758 vs 219); Dalby rents higher ($260/wk vs $200/wk).

Bowenville Dalby
Population 219 12,758
+5726% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.4% +0.3%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $82,524/yr
+8% vs other
 $76,024/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $260/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bowenville Dalby
0-4 6.8% / 6.5%
Bowenville — 0-4: 6.8% Dalby — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.2% / 16.1%
Bowenville — 5-14: 13.2% Dalby — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 5.9% / 6.9%
Bowenville — 15-19: 5.9% Dalby — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.0% / 6.5%
Bowenville — 20-24: 5.0% Dalby — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 19.2% / 13.1%
Bowenville — 25-34: 19.2% Dalby — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 10.5% / 11.7%
Bowenville — 35-44: 10.5% Dalby — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 16.0% / 12.7%
Bowenville — 45-54: 16.0% Dalby — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 12.8% / 11.1%
Bowenville — 55-64: 12.8% Dalby — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 8.2% / 8.4%
Bowenville — 65-74: 8.2% Dalby — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 3.2% / 4.8%
Bowenville — 75-84: 3.2% Dalby — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.8% / 2.2%
Bowenville — 85+: 1.8% Dalby — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bowenville 51.7% couple families
Bowenville — Couple Families: 51.7% Bowenville — Lone Person: 38.3% Bowenville — One Parent Families: 5.0% Bowenville — Group Household: 5.0% Bowenville — 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.

Bowenville 33.3% renting
Bowenville — Owned Outright: 41.7% Bowenville — Mortgage: 25.0% Bowenville — Renting: 33.3%
Dalby 35.8% renting
Dalby — Owned Outright: 29.3% Dalby — Mortgage: 34.9% Dalby — Renting: 35.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bowenville Dalby
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 17.9%
Bowenville — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Dalby — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 6.9%
Bowenville — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Dalby — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.4%
Bowenville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Dalby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Bowenville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dalby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Bowenville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dalby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

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

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.

Bowenville Dalby
Philippines 1.8% / 2.2%
Bowenville — Philippines: 1.8% Dalby — Philippines: 2.2%
Netherlands 1.4% / —
Bowenville — Netherlands: 1.4% Dalby — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Bowenville — New Zealand: not among its largest Dalby — New Zealand: 1.4%
England — / 1.0%
Bowenville — England: not among its largest Dalby — England: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Bowenville — South Africa: not among its largest Dalby — South Africa: 0.7%
India — / 0.3%
Bowenville — India: not among its largest Dalby — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bowenville 97.7% houses
Bowenville — Houses: 97.7% Bowenville — Townhouses: 0.0% Bowenville — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Dalby 91.1% houses
Dalby — Houses: 91.1% Dalby — Townhouses: 7.8% Dalby — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bowenville 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

Bowenville Dalby
New dwellings approved 1,513
across Toowoomba
 53
across Western Downs
Approvals change year on year -25% -40%

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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Bowenville Dalby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 72% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 32% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 61% of QLD

Liveability

Bowenville 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 68).

Bowenville Dalby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
68/100
 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

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

Schools in Bowenville

  • Bowenville State School Government · Primary

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

Bowenville Dalby
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 16
Childcare 0 12
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 2 9
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 11

Mobility

Dalby sits further from the CBD (215.8 km vs 187.3 km).

Bowenville Dalby
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 187.3 km 215.8 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 min 161 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4404
 0.2%
postcode 4405
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 4404
 54
postcode 4405

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.

Bowenville Dalby
Car (driver) 62.5% / 81.0%
Bowenville — Car (driver): 62.5% Dalby — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 27.5% / 5.6%
Bowenville — Worked from Home: 27.5% Dalby — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Walked Only 6.7% / 4.4%
Bowenville — Walked Only: 6.7% Dalby — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 7.2%
Bowenville — Car (passenger): 3.3% Dalby — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Bus — / 0.9%
Bowenville — Bus: not among its largest Dalby — Bus: 0.9%

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

Setting

Bowenville Dalby
Elevation 363 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 345 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Bowenville Dalby
Average residential rate $1,618/yr $1,238/yr
Council Toowoomba Western Downs

Federal electorate

Bowenville Dalby
Division Groom Maranoa
Member Garth Hamilton David Littleproud
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bowenville

Rural

Dalby

Acreage Affordable Family

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