Dakenba vs Valentine Plains

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, Dakenba 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

Valentine Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
  • But Dakenba is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dakenba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Dakenba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (406 min vs 433 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (578.6 km vs 591.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Valentine Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Dakenba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dakenba Valentine Plains
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.

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Dakenba — Walkability: 0/100 Valentine Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 83
Dakenba — Safety: 53/100 Valentine Plains — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 39
Dakenba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Valentine Plains — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Valentine Plains has more residents (373 vs 127); Valentine Plains rents higher ($240/wk vs $165/wk).

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Population 127 373
+194% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% -5.3%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $117,000/yr
+14% vs other
 $101,088/yr
Median weekly rent $165/wk $240/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dakenba Valentine Plains
0-4 5.5% / 5.9%
Dakenba — 0-4: 5.5% Valentine Plains — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 13.4% / 10.7%
Dakenba — 5-14: 13.4% Valentine Plains — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 7.9% / 9.9%
Dakenba — 15-19: 7.9% Valentine Plains — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 5.5% / 5.1%
Dakenba — 20-24: 5.5% Valentine Plains — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 3.1% / 7.8%
Dakenba — 25-34: 3.1% Valentine Plains — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 13.4% / 11.5%
Dakenba — 35-44: 13.4% Valentine Plains — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 11.8% / 14.7%
Dakenba — 45-54: 11.8% Valentine Plains — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 22.0% / 18.8%
Dakenba — 55-64: 22.0% Valentine Plains — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 3.9% / 9.1%
Dakenba — 65-74: 3.9% Valentine Plains — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 5.5% / 5.6%
Dakenba — 75-84: 5.5% Valentine Plains — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 4.7% / 0.8%
Dakenba — 85+: 4.7% Valentine Plains — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dakenba 84.6% couple families
Dakenba — Couple Families: 84.6% Dakenba — Lone Person: 15.4% Dakenba — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Valentine Plains 60.7% couple families
Valentine Plains — Couple Families: 60.7% Valentine Plains — Lone Person: 29.8% Valentine Plains — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dakenba 23.1% renting
Dakenba — Owned Outright: 46.2% Dakenba — Mortgage: 30.8% Dakenba — Renting: 23.1%
Valentine Plains 18.9% renting
Valentine Plains — Owned Outright: 48.4% Valentine Plains — Mortgage: 32.8% Valentine Plains — Renting: 18.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dakenba 90.0% houses
Dakenba — Houses: 90.0% Dakenba — Flats / Apartments: 10.0%
Valentine Plains 100.0% houses
Valentine Plains — Houses: 100.0% Valentine Plains — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Certificate III & IV 26.8% / 15.8%
Dakenba — Certificate III & IV: 26.8% Valentine Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 7.5%
Dakenba — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Valentine Plains — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.4%
Dakenba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Valentine Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / —
Dakenba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% Valentine Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Dakenba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Valentine Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Development activity

Dakenba Valentine Plains
New dwellings approved 17
across Banana
same for both
Approvals change year on year -93%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Dakenba Valentine Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% 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 67% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD

Liveability

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Valentine Plains carries more bushfire risk (61 vs 0); Dakenba carries more crime risk (47 vs 17).

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
17/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Dakenba Valentine Plains
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

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Waterways 3 8

Mobility

Valentine Plains sits further from the CBD (591.1 km vs 578.6 km).

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 578.6 km 591.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 406 min 433 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.

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Car (driver) 68.7% / 71.7%
Dakenba — Car (driver): 68.7% Valentine Plains — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 15.5%
Dakenba — Worked from Home: 20.9% Valentine Plains — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 9.1%
Dakenba — Car (passenger): 6.0% Valentine Plains — Car (passenger): 9.1%
Walked Only 4.5% / 3.7%
Dakenba — Walked Only: 4.5% Valentine Plains — Walked Only: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 256 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Connectivity score 31/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
52 premises
 0%
149 premises

Climate

Dakenba Valentine Plains
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

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Average residential rate $1,081/yr
same for both
Council Banana
same for both

Federal electorate

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dakenba Valentine Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dakenba

Rural

Valentine Plains

Rural

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