Dagun vs Kybong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dagun, about half of households are people living alone. In Kybong, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Kybong tends to suit people living alone.

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

Dagun

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 58%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Dagun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (35% vs 45%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kybong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $280/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dagun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dagun is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Kybong has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Kybong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs -8.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dagun Kybong
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.

Dagun Kybong
Walkability 13 / 0
Dagun — Walkability: 13/100 Kybong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 34 / 31
Dagun — Safety: 34/100 Kybong — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dagun — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kybong — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kybong has more residents (363 vs 137); Dagun has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $52,312).

Dagun Kybong
Population 137 363
+165% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.7% +9.0%
Median age 52 53
Median household income $61,724/yr
+15% vs other
 $52,312/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+15% vs other
 $238/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dagun Kybong
0-4 5.8% / 4.7%
Dagun — 0-4: 5.8% Kybong — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.7% / 6.3%
Dagun — 5-14: 11.7% Kybong — 5-14: 6.3%
15-19 2.2% / 3.3%
Dagun — 15-19: 2.2% Kybong — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 — / 5.5%
Dagun — 20-24: not among its largest Kybong — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 9.5% / 8.3%
Dagun — 25-34: 9.5% Kybong — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 14.6% / 9.1%
Dagun — 35-44: 14.6% Kybong — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 13.1% / 14.0%
Dagun — 45-54: 13.1% Kybong — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 19.0% / 18.5%
Dagun — 55-64: 19.0% Kybong — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 10.2% / 17.1%
Dagun — 65-74: 10.2% Kybong — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 13.1% / 10.5%
Dagun — 75-84: 13.1% Kybong — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 0.8%
Dagun — 85+: not among its largest Kybong — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dagun 48.3% lone person
Dagun — Lone Person: 48.3% Dagun — Couple Families: 41.4% Dagun — One Parent Families: 10.3% Dagun — Other Families: 0.0% Dagun — Group Household: 0.0%
Kybong 57.3% lone person
Kybong — Lone Person: 57.3% Kybong — Couple Families: 28.2% Kybong — One Parent Families: 8.5% Kybong — Other Families: 3.4% Kybong — Group Household: 2.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dagun 13.3% renting
Dagun — Owned Outright: 62.2% Dagun — Mortgage: 24.4% Dagun — Renting: 13.3%
Kybong 17.0% renting
Kybong — Owned Outright: 61.9% Kybong — Mortgage: 21.1% Kybong — Renting: 17.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dagun Kybong
Certificate III & IV 23.4% / 20.9%
Dagun — Certificate III & IV: 23.4% Kybong — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 6.9%
Dagun — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Kybong — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 5.5%
Dagun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Kybong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / —
Dagun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Kybong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.8%
Dagun — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Kybong — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Dagun Kybong
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.5%
Dagun — New Zealand: 2.2% Kybong — New Zealand: 2.5%
England — / 4.1%
Dagun — England: not among its largest Kybong — England: 4.1%
Germany 2.2% / 0.8%
Dagun — Germany: 2.2% Kybong — Germany: 0.8%
South Africa — / 1.7%
Dagun — South Africa: not among its largest Kybong — South Africa: 1.7%
Indonesia — / 1.4%
Dagun — Indonesia: not among its largest Kybong — Indonesia: 1.4%
Canada — / 1.4%
Dagun — Canada: not among its largest Kybong — Canada: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dagun 100.0% houses
Dagun — Houses: 100.0% Dagun — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kybong 58.5% houses
Kybong — Houses: 58.5% Kybong — Flats / Apartments: 41.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Dagun Kybong
New dwellings approved 467
across Gympie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +16%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dagun Kybong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 15% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 25% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD

Liveability

Dagun is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Dagun Kybong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Dagun Kybong
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Dagun Kybong
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Dagun

  • Dagun State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Kybong

  • Mawarra Independent School Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Dagun Kybong
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 5

Mobility

Dagun Kybong
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 155.4 km 155.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min 112 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4570
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.

Dagun Kybong
Car (driver) 77.8% / 64.7%
Dagun — Car (driver): 77.8% Kybong — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 24.4%
Dagun — Worked from Home: 12.7% Kybong — Worked from Home: 24.4%
Walked Only 9.5% / 3.4%
Dagun — Walked Only: 9.5% Kybong — Walked Only: 3.4%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Dagun — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kybong — Car (passenger): 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).

Setting

Dagun Kybong
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.0 km 35.0 km

NBN connectivity

Dagun Kybong
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
155 premises

Climate

Dagun Kybong
Annual rainfall 1,045 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Dagun Kybong
Average residential rate $1,936/yr
same for both
Council Gympie
same for both

Federal electorate

Dagun Kybong
Division Wide Bay
same for both
Member Llew O'Brien
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dagun Kybong
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dagun

Rural

Kybong

Retirees River Rural

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