Callide vs Dakenba

Callide is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 44 in Dakenba. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dakenba tends to suit 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

Dakenba

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 82/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Dakenba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dakenba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dakenba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (406 min vs 418 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (578.6 km vs 594.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dakenba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Dakenba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Callide Dakenba
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.

Callide Dakenba
Walkability 0 / 0
Callide — Walkability: 0/100 Dakenba — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 53
Callide — Safety: 18/100 Dakenba — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 43 / 100
Callide — Low fire risk: 43/100 Dakenba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dakenba has more residents (127 vs 80); Dakenba skews older (44 vs 35).

Callide Dakenba
Population 80 127
+59% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.0% +9.5%
Median age 35 44
Median household income $125,632/yr
+7% vs other
 $117,000/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+18% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Callide Dakenba
0-4 5.0% / 5.5%
Callide — 0-4: 5.0% Dakenba — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 15.0% / 13.4%
Callide — 5-14: 15.0% Dakenba — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 10.0% / 7.9%
Callide — 15-19: 10.0% Dakenba — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 — / 5.5%
Callide — 20-24: not among its largest Dakenba — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 22.5% / 3.1%
Callide — 25-34: 22.5% Dakenba — 25-34: 3.1%
35-44 5.0% / 13.4%
Callide — 35-44: 5.0% Dakenba — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 11.2% / 11.8%
Callide — 45-54: 11.2% Dakenba — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 16.2% / 22.0%
Callide — 55-64: 16.2% Dakenba — 55-64: 22.0%
65-74 6.2% / 3.9%
Callide — 65-74: 6.2% Dakenba — 65-74: 3.9%
75-84 8.8% / 5.5%
Callide — 75-84: 8.8% Dakenba — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 4.7%
Callide — 85+: not among its largest Dakenba — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Callide 55.6% couple families
Callide — Couple Families: 55.6% Callide — Lone Person: 27.8% Callide — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Dakenba 84.6% couple families
Dakenba — Couple Families: 84.6% Dakenba — Lone Person: 15.4% Dakenba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Callide 22.7% renting
Callide — Owned Outright: 22.7% Callide — Mortgage: 54.5% Callide — Renting: 22.7%
Dakenba 23.1% renting
Dakenba — Owned Outright: 46.2% Dakenba — Mortgage: 30.8% Dakenba — Renting: 23.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Callide 95.8% houses
Callide — Houses: 95.8% Callide — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Dakenba 90.0% houses
Dakenba — Houses: 90.0% Dakenba — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Callide Dakenba
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 26.8%
Callide — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Dakenba — Certificate III & IV: 26.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 6.3%
Callide — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Dakenba — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 6.3%
Callide — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Dakenba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Callide — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Dakenba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Development activity

Callide Dakenba
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Callide Dakenba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Callide Dakenba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Callide carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0); Callide carries more crime risk (82 vs 47).

Callide Dakenba
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
47/100
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

Callide Dakenba
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Callide Dakenba
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Callide sits further from the CBD (594.9 km vs 578.6 km).

Callide Dakenba
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 594.9 km
+3% vs other
 578.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 418 min 406 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4715
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 4715
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.

Callide Dakenba
Car (driver) 64.9% / 68.7%
Callide — Car (driver): 64.9% Dakenba — Car (driver): 68.7%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 20.9%
Callide — Worked from Home: 13.5% Dakenba — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 13.5% / 6.0%
Callide — Car (passenger): 13.5% Dakenba — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 8.1% / 4.5%
Callide — Walked Only: 8.1% Dakenba — Walked Only: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.7%).

Setting

Callide Dakenba
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Callide Dakenba
Connectivity score 28/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 2%
52 premises

Climate

Callide Dakenba
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Callide Dakenba
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Callide Dakenba
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Callide Dakenba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Callide

Rural

Dakenba

Rural

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