Dakabin vs Kurwongbah

Dakabin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Kurwongbah. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Dakabin, most households rent. In Kurwongbah, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dakabin tends to suit renters and young adults, while Kurwongbah suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Dakabin has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • Kurwongbah carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dakabin has a bigger rental market to choose from (62% vs 12%)
  • Kurwongbah leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Dakabin

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 48 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (31.8 km vs 34.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dakabin is more walkable (62/100 vs 0/100)
  • Kurwongbah has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 7%)

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 8.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dakabin and Kurwongbah 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 Kurwongbah
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 Kurwongbah
Walkability 62 / 0
Dakabin — Walkability: 62/100 Kurwongbah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 27 / 57
Dakabin — Safety: 27/100 Kurwongbah — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dakabin — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kurwongbah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dakabin has more residents (5,275 vs 1,552); Kurwongbah skews older (42 vs 30).

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Population 5,275
+71% vs other
 1,552
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.0% +8.5%
Median age 30 42
Median household income $87,828/yr $117,208/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $365/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dakabin Kurwongbah
0-4 7.9% / 4.5%
Dakabin — 0-4: 7.9% Kurwongbah — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.8% / 14.9%
Dakabin — 5-14: 14.8% Kurwongbah — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 6.4% / 7.1%
Dakabin — 15-19: 6.4% Kurwongbah — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 8.9% / 5.9%
Dakabin — 20-24: 8.9% Kurwongbah — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 20.2% / 8.5%
Dakabin — 25-34: 20.2% Kurwongbah — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 14.8% / 11.6%
Dakabin — 35-44: 14.8% Kurwongbah — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 11.7% / 15.5%
Dakabin — 45-54: 11.7% Kurwongbah — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 8.2% / 12.4%
Dakabin — 55-64: 8.2% Kurwongbah — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 5.0% / 11.7%
Dakabin — 65-74: 5.0% Kurwongbah — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 1.7% / 7.0%
Dakabin — 75-84: 1.7% Kurwongbah — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 0.4% / 0.5%
Dakabin — 85+: 0.4% Kurwongbah — 85+: 0.5%

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 — One Parent Families: 27.2% Dakabin — Lone Person: 28.3% Dakabin — Group Household: 5.7% Dakabin — Other Families: 1.8%
Kurwongbah 64.4% couple families
Kurwongbah — Couple Families: 64.4% Kurwongbah — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kurwongbah — Lone Person: 15.3% Kurwongbah — Group Household: 2.2% Kurwongbah — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person 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%
Kurwongbah 12.5% renting
Kurwongbah — Owned Outright: 38.2% Kurwongbah — Mortgage: 49.3% Kurwongbah — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 20.2%
Dakabin — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Kurwongbah — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.1%
Dakabin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Kurwongbah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 8.2%
Dakabin — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Kurwongbah — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.5%
Dakabin — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Kurwongbah — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.9%
Dakabin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kurwongbah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

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

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 Kurwongbah
New Zealand 6.9% / 3.3%
Dakabin — New Zealand: 6.9% Kurwongbah — New Zealand: 3.3%
England 3.0% / 2.6%
Dakabin — England: 3.0% Kurwongbah — England: 2.6%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.7%
Dakabin — South Africa: 1.1% Kurwongbah — South Africa: 1.7%
India 1.4% / 0.5%
Dakabin — India: 1.4% Kurwongbah — India: 0.5%
Philippines 1.3% / —
Dakabin — Philippines: 1.3% Kurwongbah — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.7%
Dakabin — Scotland: not among its largest Kurwongbah — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Dakabin — Netherlands: not among its largest Kurwongbah — Netherlands: 0.6%

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

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%
Kurwongbah 96.2% houses
Kurwongbah — Houses: 96.2% Kurwongbah — Townhouses: 0.9% Kurwongbah — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Median house price $934,500 $992,500
Median unit price $810,000 —
Median land price $470,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 35 sales
 26 days
from 5 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 Kurwongbah
3 bed $815K / $1.06M
Dakabin — 3 bed: $815K (17 sales) Kurwongbah — 3 bed: $1.06M (6 sales)

17 vs 6 sales

4 bed $939K / $970K
Dakabin — 4 bed: $939K (47 sales) Kurwongbah — 4 bed: $970K (12 sales)

47 vs 12 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Dakabin Kurwongbah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of QLD Higher than 89% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of QLD —

Liveability

Dakabin is more walkable (62 vs 0); Kurwongbah scores higher overall (62 vs 53).

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 62/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dakabin carries more crime risk (73 vs 43).

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
43/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 4.8 km
 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 6.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 1.5%

Schools in Dakabin

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

Schools in Kurwongbah

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 3 23

Mobility

Kurwongbah sits further from the CBD (34.8 km vs 31.8 km).

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Walkability score 62/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 31.8 km 34.8 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 48 min
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 Kurwongbah
Car (driver) 72.9% / 72.6%
Dakabin — Car (driver): 72.9% Kurwongbah — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 16.8%
Dakabin — Worked from Home: 14.3% Kurwongbah — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Train 6.6% / 4.1%
Dakabin — Train: 6.6% Kurwongbah — Train: 4.1%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.1%
Dakabin — Car (passenger): 4.9% Kurwongbah — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.7%
Dakabin — Walked Only: 0.8% Kurwongbah — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.9 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Connectivity score 99/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
2,050 premises
 45%
474 premises

Climate

Dakabin Kurwongbah
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm 950 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C —
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Dakabin Kurwongbah
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

Kurwongbah

Acreage Outer River

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