Dakabin vs Kallangur

Dakabin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 35 in Kallangur. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Dakabin, most households rent. In Kallangur, most households own their home. Kallangur is closer to the city centre: 28.1 km, against 31.8 km. On these figures, Dakabin tends to suit renters.

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

Kallangur

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (30 vs 6)
  • has more childcare (17 vs 6)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Dakabin has cheaper land ($470,000 vs $856,500)
  • Kallangur has cheaper units ($687,750 vs $810,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dakabin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (62% vs 44%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kallangur

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 62/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28.1 km vs 31.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kallangur

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Dakabin has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 26%)

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

Investors

Dakabin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.0% vs 6.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dakabin Kallangur
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.

Dakabin Kallangur
Walkability 62 / 87
Dakabin — Walkability: 62/100 Kallangur — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 27 / 34
Dakabin — Safety: 27/100 Kallangur — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dakabin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kallangur — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kallangur has more residents (21,761 vs 5,275); Kallangur skews older (35 vs 30).

Dakabin Kallangur
Population 5,275 21,761
+313% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.0% +6.6%
Median age 30 35
Median household income $87,828/yr
+14% vs other
 $75,712/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+3% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dakabin Kallangur
0-4 7.9% / 6.6%
Dakabin — 0-4: 7.9% Kallangur — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 14.8% / 13.7%
Dakabin — 5-14: 14.8% Kallangur — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.4% / 6.1%
Dakabin — 15-19: 6.4% Kallangur — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 8.9% / 6.7%
Dakabin — 20-24: 8.9% Kallangur — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 20.2% / 15.9%
Dakabin — 25-34: 20.2% Kallangur — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 14.8% / 13.9%
Dakabin — 35-44: 14.8% Kallangur — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 11.7% / 12.3%
Dakabin — 45-54: 11.7% Kallangur — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 8.2% / 10.5%
Dakabin — 55-64: 8.2% Kallangur — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 5.0% / 8.4%
Dakabin — 65-74: 5.0% Kallangur — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 1.7% / 4.4%
Dakabin — 75-84: 1.7% Kallangur — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 0.4% / 1.6%
Dakabin — 85+: 0.4% Kallangur — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dakabin 37.1% couple families
Dakabin — Couple Families: 37.1% Dakabin — Lone Person: 28.3% Dakabin — One Parent Families: 27.2% Dakabin — Group Household: 5.7% Dakabin — Other Families: 1.8%
Kallangur 37.0% couple families
Kallangur — Couple Families: 37.0% Kallangur — Lone Person: 33.7% Kallangur — One Parent Families: 22.0% Kallangur — Group Household: 5.4% Kallangur — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dakabin 62.4% renting
Dakabin — Owned Outright: 11.5% Dakabin — Mortgage: 26.1% Dakabin — Renting: 62.4%
Kallangur 44.1% renting
Kallangur — Owned Outright: 20.9% Kallangur — Mortgage: 35.0% Kallangur — Renting: 44.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dakabin Kallangur
New Zealand 6.9% / 6.2%
Dakabin — New Zealand: 6.9% Kallangur — New Zealand: 6.2%
England 3.0% / 3.4%
Dakabin — England: 3.0% Kallangur — England: 3.4%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.2%
Dakabin — Philippines: 1.3% Kallangur — Philippines: 1.2%
India 1.4% / 0.8%
Dakabin — India: 1.4% Kallangur — India: 0.8%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.8%
Dakabin — South Africa: 1.1% Kallangur — South Africa: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Dakabin Kallangur
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 19.1%
Dakabin — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Kallangur — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.6%
Dakabin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Kallangur — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 6.8%
Dakabin — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Kallangur — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 1.3%
Dakabin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Kallangur — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.1%
Dakabin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kallangur — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dakabin 57.7% houses
Dakabin — Houses: 57.7% Dakabin — Townhouses: 36.6% Dakabin — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Kallangur 74.3% houses
Kallangur — Houses: 74.3% Kallangur — Townhouses: 22.1% Kallangur — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dakabin Kallangur
Median house price $934,500 $875,000
Median unit price $810,000 $687,750
Median land price $470,000 $856,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 35 sales
 22 days
from 196 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dakabin Kallangur
3 bed $815K / $850K
Dakabin — 3 bed: $815K (17 sales) Kallangur — 3 bed: $850K (182 sales)

17 vs 182 sales

4 bed $939K / $910K
Dakabin — 4 bed: $939K (47 sales) Kallangur — 4 bed: $910K (128 sales)

47 vs 128 sales

5 bed $1.05M / $995K
Dakabin — 5 bed: $1.05M (14 sales) Kallangur — 5 bed: $995K (20 sales)

14 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Dakabin Kallangur
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Dakabin Kallangur
Houses 3.9%
$655/wk on $874K
 3.9%
$630/wk on $849K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dakabin Kallangur
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 25% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD

Liveability

Kallangur is more walkable (87 vs 62); Dakabin scores higher overall (53 vs 48).

Dakabin Kallangur
Grade B C
Score 53/100 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Dakabin Kallangur
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 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 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Dakabin Kallangur
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 4.8 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 1.1%

Schools in Dakabin

  • Northpine Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Dakabin State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Kallangur

  • Kallangur State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Dakabin State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Charlotte Mason College Independent · Combined
  • Pinnacle Academic College Independent · Primary
  • Queensland Pathways State College - Moreton Bay Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Dakabin Kallangur
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 8 7
Parks & reserves 6 30
Childcare 6 17
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 1 6
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 2 6
Waterways 3 28

Mobility

Dakabin sits further from the CBD (31.8 km vs 28.1 km).

Dakabin Kallangur
Walkability score 62/100 87/100
Distance to Brisbane 31.8 km
+12% vs other
 28.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 37 min
Public transport score 72/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 18.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 145.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4503
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4503
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.

Dakabin Kallangur
Car (driver) 72.9% / 74.0%
Dakabin — Car (driver): 72.9% Kallangur — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 12.9%
Dakabin — Worked from Home: 14.3% Kallangur — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Train 6.6% / 5.4%
Dakabin — Train: 6.6% Kallangur — Train: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.7%
Dakabin — Car (passenger): 4.9% Kallangur — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.1%
Dakabin — Walked Only: 0.8% Kallangur — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Dakabin Kallangur
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.9 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

Dakabin Kallangur
Connectivity score 99/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
2,050 premises
 98%
9,419 premises

Climate

Dakabin Kallangur
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dakabin Kallangur
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dakabin Kallangur
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Dakabin Kallangur
Division Longman Dickson
Member Terry Young Ali France
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Dakabin Kallangur
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dakabin

Family Outer Townhouses Trains

Kallangur

Outer Parks River Townhouses Transport Hub

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