Callide vs Dumgree

Callide is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Dumgree. 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, Dumgree 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

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (589.9 km vs 594.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Callide has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)
  • Dumgree carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Dumgree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs -7.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Callide and Dumgree 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 Dumgree
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 Dumgree
Walkability 0 / 0
Callide — Walkability: 0/100 Dumgree — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 34
Callide — Safety: 18/100 Dumgree — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 43 / 40
Callide — Low fire risk: 43/100 Dumgree — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Callide rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Callide has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $84,448).

Callide Dumgree
Population 80
+21% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.0% +14.5%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $125,632/yr
+33% vs other
 $84,448/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Callide Dumgree
0-4 5.0% / 6.3%
Callide — 0-4: 5.0% Dumgree — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 15.0% / 17.5%
Callide — 5-14: 15.0% Dumgree — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 10.0% / 17.5%
Callide — 15-19: 10.0% Dumgree — 15-19: 17.5%
20-24 — / —
Callide — 20-24: not among its largest Dumgree — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 22.5% / 6.3%
Callide — 25-34: 22.5% Dumgree — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 5.0% / 12.7%
Callide — 35-44: 5.0% Dumgree — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 11.2% / 12.7%
Callide — 45-54: 11.2% Dumgree — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 16.2% / 22.2%
Callide — 55-64: 16.2% Dumgree — 55-64: 22.2%
65-74 6.2% / 4.8%
Callide — 65-74: 6.2% Dumgree — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 8.8% / 4.8%
Callide — 75-84: 8.8% Dumgree — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Callide — 85+: not among its largest Dumgree — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Dumgree 75.0% couple families
Dumgree — Couple Families: 75.0% Dumgree — Lone Person: 25.0% Dumgree — 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%
Dumgree 0.0% renting
Dumgree — Owned Outright: 33.3% Dumgree — Mortgage: 66.7% Dumgree — Renting: 0.0%
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%
Dumgree 88.9% houses
Dumgree — Houses: 88.9% Dumgree — Flats / Apartments: 11.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Callide Dumgree
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.0%
Callide — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Dumgree — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / —
Callide — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Dumgree — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / —
Callide — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Dumgree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.3%
Callide — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dumgree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Callide Dumgree
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 1% 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 22% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Callide carries more crime risk (82 vs 66).

Callide Dumgree
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Callide Dumgree
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 Dumgree
Waterways 2 15

Mobility

Callide sits further from the CBD (594.9 km vs 589.9 km).

Callide Dumgree
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 594.9 km 589.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 418 min 422 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 Dumgree
Car (driver) 64.9% / 66.7%
Callide — Car (driver): 64.9% Dumgree — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 33.3%
Callide — Worked from Home: 13.5% Dumgree — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Car (passenger) 13.5% / —
Callide — Car (passenger): 13.5% Dumgree — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 8.1% / —
Callide — Walked Only: 8.1% Dumgree — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Callide Dumgree
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Callide Dumgree
Connectivity score 28/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 0%
16 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Callide

Rural

Dumgree

Family Rural

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