Coppabella vs Dysart

Dysart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Coppabella. In both, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coppabella, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coppabella tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Dysart 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

Dysart

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Dysart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coppabella

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($60/wk vs $100/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (80% vs 64%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dysart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (653 min vs 690 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (956.5 km vs 997.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dysart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Coppabella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.5% vs -2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coppabella Dysart
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.

Coppabella Dysart
Walkability 0 / 4
Coppabella — Walkability: 0/100 Dysart — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 46 / 37
Coppabella — Safety: 46/100 Dysart — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 75
Coppabella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Dysart — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Dysart has more residents (2,918 vs 594); Dysart rents higher ($100/wk vs $60/wk).

Coppabella Dysart
Population 594 2,918
+391% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.5% -2.4%
Median age 36 32
Median household income $160,316/yr
+21% vs other
 $127,088/yr
Median weekly rent $60/wk $100/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coppabella Dysart
0-4 — / 7.1%
Coppabella — 0-4: not among its largest Dysart — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 1.3% / 14.4%
Coppabella — 5-14: 1.3% Dysart — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.2% / 4.9%
Coppabella — 15-19: 5.2% Dysart — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 7.1% / 8.1%
Coppabella — 20-24: 7.1% Dysart — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 32.5% / 18.6%
Coppabella — 25-34: 32.5% Dysart — 25-34: 18.6%
35-44 19.4% / 15.3%
Coppabella — 35-44: 19.4% Dysart — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 19.4% / 14.3%
Coppabella — 45-54: 19.4% Dysart — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 12.0% / 11.2%
Coppabella — 55-64: 12.0% Dysart — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 2.0% / 4.8%
Coppabella — 65-74: 2.0% Dysart — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 — / 0.9%
Coppabella — 75-84: not among its largest Dysart — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ — / 0.1%
Coppabella — 85+: not among its largest Dysart — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coppabella 51.7% lone person
Coppabella — Lone Person: 51.7% Coppabella — Couple Families: 34.5% Coppabella — One Parent Families: 13.8% Coppabella — Group Household: 0.0% Coppabella — Other Families: 0.0%
Dysart 35.9% lone person
Dysart — Lone Person: 35.9% Dysart — Couple Families: 43.7% Dysart — One Parent Families: 14.9% Dysart — Group Household: 4.4% Dysart — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coppabella 80.0% renting
Coppabella — Owned Outright: 12.5% Coppabella — Mortgage: 7.5% Coppabella — Renting: 80.0%
Dysart 64.4% renting
Dysart — Owned Outright: 18.7% Dysart — Mortgage: 16.9% Dysart — Renting: 64.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coppabella Dysart
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 17.4%
Coppabella — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Dysart — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 4.2%
Coppabella — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Dysart — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 3.8%
Coppabella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Dysart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.8%
Coppabella — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Dysart — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Coppabella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dysart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

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.

Coppabella Dysart
New Zealand 1.7% / 3.5%
Coppabella — New Zealand: 1.7% Dysart — New Zealand: 3.5%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.6%
Coppabella — Philippines: 1.3% Dysart — Philippines: 1.6%
England — / 0.9%
Coppabella — England: not among its largest Dysart — England: 0.9%
China 0.7% / —
Coppabella — China: 0.7% Dysart — China: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Coppabella — Scotland: 0.7% Dysart — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.4%
Coppabella — South Africa: not among its largest Dysart — South Africa: 0.4%
India — / 0.3%
Coppabella — India: not among its largest Dysart — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coppabella 91.3% houses
Coppabella — Houses: 91.3% Coppabella — Townhouses: 6.5% Coppabella — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Dysart 91.8% houses
Dysart — Houses: 91.8% Dysart — Townhouses: 5.3% Dysart — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coppabella Dysart
Median house price — $240,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 72 days
from 70 sales

Development activity

Coppabella Dysart
New dwellings approved 27
across Isaac
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Coppabella Dysart
Houses — 7.7%
$440/wk on $299K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Coppabella Dysart
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of QLD Higher than 68% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 100% of QLD

Liveability

Coppabella scores higher overall (42 vs 27).

Coppabella Dysart
Grade C D
Score 42/100 27/100
Socio-economic band — below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Dysart carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0).

Coppabella Dysart
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
63/100
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

Coppabella Dysart
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Coppabella

  • Coppabella State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Dysart

  • Dysart State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Dysart State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coppabella Dysart
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 21 86

Mobility

Coppabella sits further from the CBD (997.1 km vs 956.5 km).

Coppabella Dysart
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 997.1 km
+4% vs other
 956.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 690 min 653 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4741
 0.1%
postcode 4745
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 4741
 15
postcode 4745

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.

Coppabella Dysart
Car (driver) 54.0% / 70.1%
Coppabella — Car (driver): 54.0% Dysart — Car (driver): 70.1%
Walked Only 19.4% / 7.8%
Coppabella — Walked Only: 19.4% Dysart — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 10.1% / 10.4%
Coppabella — Car (passenger): 10.1% Dysart — Car (passenger): 10.4%
Bus 11.5% / 4.7%
Coppabella — Bus: 11.5% Dysart — Bus: 4.7%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 6.1%
Coppabella — Worked from Home: 5.0% Dysart — Worked from Home: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Coppabella Dysart
Elevation 240 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 213 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Coppabella Dysart
Connectivity score 30/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 47%
1,602 premises

Council rates

Coppabella Dysart
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Isaac
same for both

Federal electorate

Coppabella Dysart
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coppabella Dysart
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coppabella

Multicultural Rural

Dysart

Affordable Rural

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