Dalby vs Nandi
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nandi, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Nandi 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
Dalby
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (12 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (16 vs 2)
- has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
- But Nandi is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Dalby has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 22%)
- Nandi leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dalby
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (215.8 km vs 227.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (161 min vs 167 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dalby
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dalby and Nandi drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Dalby has more residents (12,758 vs 105); Nandi has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $76,024).
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,758 +99% vs other | 105 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.3% | -2.8% |
| Median age | 35 same for both | |
| Median household income | $76,024/yr | $117,000/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk | $265/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $550,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $455,000 | — |
| Median land price | $535,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 37 days from 99 sales | — |
Development activity
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Western Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -40% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.2% $600/wk on $599K | — |
| Units | 4.7% $422/wk on $469K | — |
Ranking within QLD
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of QLD | Higher than 88% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 72% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 46% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 36% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 95% of QLD | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 61% of QLD | — |
Liveability
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 41/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Nandi carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0).
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Crime | High 83/100 | High 78/100 |
| 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
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 6 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Dalby
- Dalby South State School Government · Primary above peers
- Our Lady of the Southern Cross College Catholic · Combined above peers
- Dalby Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
- Dalby State High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Dalby State School Government · Primary below peers
- Dalby State High School - Bunya Campus Government · Secondary
Schools in Nandi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 4 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 12 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 16 | 2 |
| Childcare | 12 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 4 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 8 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 9 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 2 |
Mobility
Nandi sits further from the CBD (227.7 km vs 215.8 km).
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 215.8 km | 227.7 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 161 min | 167 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4405 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 4405 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).
Setting
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 345 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 340 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 62/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 34% 6,157 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Council rates
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,238/yr same for both | |
| Council | Western Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dalby | Nandi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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